[Xmca-l] Re: Article for Discussion

[Cliff O'Donnell]

Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Alfredo. Roland and I thought  
that although CC and CHAT have many common interests, most folks in  
each appeared to be unaware of the other (judging by the infrequency  
of common citations). As described in our article, we and several of  
our colleagues have been influenced by CHAT and have used CHAT  
concepts in our research and intervention programs. As for influence  
in the opposite direction, perhaps the KEEP project, Seymour Sarason's  
work, and some of Maynard's work with Greenfield. Also Kurt Lewin is a  
source common to both CC and CHAT. I too would be interested to hear  
of additional influence in the opposite direction.

You are correct that Delta Theory builds on psychosocial systems with  
Vygotsky as an important source. Delta Theory boldly attempts to be a  
universal theory of how change occurs using Delta as the symbol for  
change.

I'm pleased that you found the discussion of cognitive science, psycho- 
neurology, and a potential center of commonality in psychology of  
interest! That is the goal of the article, i.e., to show how the  
commonality of CC and CHAT have the potential to form that commonality  
with developmental, educational, cognitive, and neuro-psychology.  
Hopefully this discussion format will facilitate interest in the  
process.

Cliff

On Mar 19, 2016, at 6:17 AM, Alfredo Jornet Gil wrote:

> Thanks Cliff and Mike for sharing this interesting article. I was  
> not familiar to cultural community psychology and this and the other  
> papers in the symposium do a great job introducing and concisely  
> describing the field, and how it evolved from community to cultural  
> community psychology.
>
> As I was reading, I wondered how much the influence of CHAT  
> literature had influenced the development of community psychology  
> itself from the start. As I progressed in my reading, I then found  
> clear references to these influences, which even meant the delay of  
> the publishing of Roland's work, I assume, due to the important  
> input that Vygotsky's publications meant for the project. But then I  
> wondered on what had been other sources. What were other  
> foundational influences to the field? I'd be interested to know  
> about them in part because, while the paper discusses many examples  
> in which CHAT gives input to CC, I would like to know more about the  
> (possible) inputs in the other direction.
>
> Also, I found interesting the mention of a new center of commonality  
> in psychology in general. I was glad to see, however brief, mentions  
> to research in cognitive science and psycho-neurology. In your  
> paper, Delta theory is mentioned as a move forward towards  
> integration. In the case of CHAT, this was pursued by means of  
> developing a scientific discipline based on dialectical materialism  
> and the sociogenetic method. Delta theory (I just had a very brief  
> first contact) seems to build upon the notion of psychosocial  
> systems. This sounds very much in line with Vygotsky, who surely is  
> a central source. Again, here I would love to hear what other  
> insights/sources are involved that may provide new insights to those  
> more familiar to CHAT but not so much with CC and Delta theory.
>
> Thanks,
> Alfredo
>
>
>
>
>
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> Sent: 18 March 2016 02:39
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: [Xmca-l]  Article for Discussion
>
> Dear XCMA-er-o-philes-
>
>
>
> We thought it appropriate to put up for discussion the paper by Roland
> Tharp and Cliff  O'Donnell from the most recent issue of MCA. Roland  
> wanted
> to stimulate discussion among what he and Cliff saw as people with a  
> strong
> family resemblance. He passed away before this part of the  
> discussion could
> take place.
>
>
>
> Roland and Cliff argue for the mutual relevance of Cultural Community
> Psychology and Vygotskian inspired research in the approach referred  
> to
> often in these pages as CHAT, not only because it is an acronym for
> cultural-historical activity theory, but because we have a tradition  
> of
> chatting here about the ideas in papers that sample our different  
> interests.
>
>
>
> In this case, Cliff is intending to send this message and an  
> invitation to
> people from Community Psychology to join in. May it be celebratory of
> Roland's long life seeking to promote growth enhancing communication.
>
>
>
> get your copy at
>
>
>
> http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hmca20/current
>
>
>
> Enjoy, and of course, send along to others you think might be  
> interested.
> Its legal, free, above board, and, hopefully, interesting!
>
>
>
> mike
>
> --
>
> It is the dilemma of psychology to deal as a natural science with an  
> object
> that creates history. Ernst Boesch

Clifford R. O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Past-President, Society for Community Research and Action (APA  
Division 27)

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Department of Psychology
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