"Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings" harnesses research and development for educational improvement, bridging the gap between research and practice. Exploring how collaborations between researchers and practitioners can be used to co-construct solutions to real-world problems, this book considers key concepts in cultural historical activity theory (CHAT), including models as resources that can be used to build and facilitate collaboration between researchers and practitioners. The chapters of the book draw on research findings from the practices of learning communities in diverse educational settings: teacher education, the education of school leaders, early childhood education and driving teacher education. "Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings" is an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to construct new knowledge and develop practice, or wishing to expand their knowledge of CHAT. This book contains the following chapters: (1) The texts in context; (2) Schools conducting research in collaboration with researchers; (3) Young refugees meeting another road safety culture - Development work in bridging a road safety gap; (4) Inspired by the concept of boundary objects in arts education; (5) Cultural-historical activity theory as the basis for mentoring student teachers in triads; (6) Encouraging working and communicating like mathematicians: An illustrative case on dialogic teaching; (7) Realizing data-driven changes and teacher agency in upper secondary schools through formative interventions; (8) A study of case-based problem-solving work in groups of principals participating in a school leadership programme; and (9) Cultural-historical activity theory framing and guiding professional learning in school-based development.