Activity Theory in Education: Research and Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
The Vygotsky Project in Education – The Theoretical Foundations for Analysing the Relations between the Personal, Institutional and Societal Conditions for Studying Development....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Using Activity Theory to Understand Student Teacher Perceptions of Effective Ways For Promoting Critical Thinking through Asynchronous Discussion Forums....Pages 19-34
The Standard Child....Pages 35-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
The Application of Activity Theory in Identifying Contradictions in a University Blended Learning Course....Pages 53-69
Systemic Tensions in American Teacher Unions....Pages 71-85
An Activity Theoretical Approach Towards Distributed Leadership for One-to-One Computing in a Singapore Elementary School....Pages 87-104
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
The Interactions between Emotion, Cognition, and Action in the Activity of Assessing Undergraduates ’ Written Work....Pages 107-119
Turning Challenges into Opportunities....Pages 121-138
Activity Theory and Online Community Education for Sustainability....Pages 139-151
Activity Theory Tools....Pages 153-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Exploring Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Pck) Development Using Cores (Content Representations)....Pages 169-181
Teachers Designing Classroom Curriculum through the Lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory....Pages 183-198