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Williams, Julian – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2011
I explore theoretical conceptions of the use and exchange values of mathematics education within cultural-historical activity theory perspectives. The case of education in England is compared with that of health care (due to Engestrom). Then I draw on Lave and McDermott's study of estranged learning from the early Marx, and from Marx's later…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Marxian Analysis, Labor
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Daniels, Harry; Warmington, Paul – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how Engestrom's "third generation" activity theory, with its emphasis on developing conceptual tools to understand dialogues, multiple perspectives and networks of interacting activity systems, has informed research into professional learning in multiagency service settings in England.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Interpersonal Communication