Gordon et al--
When I ask about a theme, one issue is that it could be about
education, it could
be about ........... etc and be recognized. Would a phd in cultural
historical activity
theory really be, so to speak, the object?
But how to specify?
Culture and Human Development or.......
and..........
if..............
mike
On 5/15/06, Gordon Wells <gwells@ucsc.edu> wrote:
> This is an interesting question, Don. To an extent, our new (2003)
> doctoral program was influenced by the ideas of several members of my
> department who are familiar with CHAT.
> Four features of the program might be seen as taking account of
> "leading activities" and/or "social situations of development":
>
> 1. Students are only admitted if there is a faculty member who
> undertakes to act as their mentor.
> 2. During the first two years, each student undertakes a research
> apprenticeship by working with their faculty mentor, ideally on a
> joint project.
> 3. The students in each year form a cohort who take several courses
> together and are encouraged to form study groups around topics of
> shared interest.
> 4. There is a course on CHAT and Education (though this an elective,
> not a required course).
>
> What other ideas can people suggest that we should incorporate?
>
> Gordon
>
>
> >I have been interested in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate
> >(there is a recent article about it in the Educational Researcher -
> >http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Publications/Journals/Educational_Rese
> >archer/3503/3592-03_Shulman_RN_C.pdf). It occurred to me that in our
> >quest to identify good existing examples of zopeds, an alternative
> >strategy might be to design one. Often it is easier to understand
> >something you have created than something you are looking at from the
> >outside. What would a doctoral program built along the principles of
> >CHAT look like? For example, would there be "leading activities" and/or
> >"social situations of development" and/or
> >"meaning-formation-activities". If so, what are some examples? Would
> >using Engestrom's triangles assist us in designing or revising a
> >doctoral program? In what way would the essence of a zoped be embodied?
> >Maybe some of you already know of such programs and could tell us about
> >them.
> >
> >
> >
> >Anyone interested in exploring this?
> >
> >
> >
> >Don Cunningham
> >
> >Indiana University
> >
> >
> >
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