Concept Formation in the Wild
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-316-51670-6 (ISBN)
Concept formation is predominantly analyzed in classrooms and laboratory experiments, meaning the collective formation of culturally novel concepts in practical activities 'in the wild' has largely been neglected. However, understanding and influencing the complexity and contradictions of the present world demands powerful concepts that can make a difference in practice. Going beyond the understanding of concepts as individually acquired static labels, this book develops a dialectical theory of collective formation of novel concepts in the wild, in everyday activities. Drawing on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), concepts are seen as contested and future-oriented means for guiding activities and their transformations. Detailed real-life examples of germ-cell concepts show how they can radically influence the course of development in different activities. Helping to identify and foster the formation of potentially powerful concepts in fields of practice, it is essential reading for researchers, advanced students and practitioners across human and social sciences.
Yrjö Engeström is Professor Emeritus of Education at University of Helsinki and Professor Emeritus of Communication at University of California, San Diego. He is Director of the Center for Research on Activity, Development and Learning (CRADLE) in Helsinki, and visiting profesor at Rhodes University, South Africa, and University West, Sweden. Engeström applies and develops cultural-historical activity theory and the theory of expansive learning in studies of transformations in education, work, and communities. He is known for the methodology of formative interventions and the Change Laboratory. His recent books include Learning by Expanding (2nd Edition, 2015), Studies in Expansive Learning (2016), and Expertise in Transition (2018), all published by Cambridge University Press. Engeström received an honorary doctorate from University of Oslo in 2005 and from University of Ioannina, Greece in 2018. In 2021 he received a lifetime achievement award of the Cultural-Historical Research SIG of the American Educational Research Association.
Preface; 1. Introduction: locating concept formation in the wild; 2. Theorizing concept formation in the wild: first lesson; 3. Theorizing concept formation in the wild: cultural-historical activity theory; 4. Functional concepts in organized productive activities; 5. Embodied germ cell at work: building an expansive concept of physical mobility in home care; 6. Double stimulation and concept formation in everyday work: critical encounters between home care workers and their elderley clients; 7. Collective concept formation as creation at work; 8. Concept formation over the long haul: from housing first to housing first 2.0; 9. The consequences of concept formation in the wild.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 482 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-316-51670-9 / 1316516709 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-316-51670-6 / 9781316516706 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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