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Linda,
I checked and the Leontiev's article will be republished hopefully by =
July of 2000. It will be part of a two volume set that focuses on =
Russian preschool and elementary education. It will be part of an =
upcoming book edited by Bloch and Price from the states and Arcady and =
Vitaly from Russia.
Nate =20
Nate
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From: Linda Polin=20
To: xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu=20
Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: activity theory and situated learning
Lave, J. and Wenger, L. (1991). Situated Learning: Legitimate =
Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press.=20
Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, meaning, and =
identity. Cambridge University Press.
>Linda.
>A wonderful discussion you're opening up. Could you please
>supply a complete reference for Wenger's book (including a
>page reference for the quote)?
>Thanks.
>David Kirshner
>
The quote comes from a footnote for chapter 1. The note is note 3 in =
chapter 1 on page 53: "Human engagement in the world is first and =
foremost a process of negotiating meaning3."=20
The text of the note is 286.=20
>"I would argue that our actions do not achieve their meanings in and =
of
>themselves, but rather in the context of a broader process of =
neogtiation.
>By starting with practice as a context for the negotiation of =
meaning, I do
>not assume that activities carry their own meanings. This is one =
reason
>that I will not take discrete activities, or even systems of =
activities, as
>a fundamental unit of analysis. In this regard, theories based on =
practice
>have a different ontological foundation than activity theory =
(Leont'ev,
>'81; Wertsch, '85)."
Leont'ev '81 refers to the oft cited The problem of activity in =
psychology. In J. Wertsch (ed.), The Concept of Activity in Soviet =
Psychology. Armonk, NY: M.E. ShARpe. I have never been able to find this =
book. If there is anyone who has a copy they would be willing to =
photocopy and send to me I'd pay handsomely, fyi.
The Wertsch reference is Werstch, J. (1985). Vygotsky and the Social =
Formation of Mind. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Linda,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I checked and the Leontiev's =
article will be=20
republished hopefully by July of 2000. It will be part of a two =
volume set=20
that focuses on Russian preschool and elementary education. It =
will be=20
part of an upcoming book edited by Bloch and Price from the states and =
Arcady=20
and Vitaly from Russia.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nate</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: activity theory =
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learning</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Lave, J. and Wenger, L. (1991). Situated Learning: =
Legitimate=20
Peripheral Participation. Cambridge University Press. <BR><BR>Wenger, =
E.=20
(1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. =
Cambridge=20
University Press.<BR><BR><BR><?/color>>Linda.<BR>>A wonderful =
discussion=20
you're opening up. Could you please<BR>>supply a complete reference =
for=20
Wenger's book (including a<BR>>page reference for the=20
quote)?<BR>>Thanks.<BR>>David =
Kirshner<BR>><BR><BR><?color><?param FFFF,0000,0000>The quote comes =
from a=20
footnote for chapter 1. The note is note 3 in chapter 1 on page 53: =
"Human=20
engagement in the world is first and foremost a process of negotiating =
meaning3." <BR>The text of the note is 286. <BR><BR><?/color>>"I =
would=20
argue that our actions do not achieve their meanings in and=20
of<BR>>themselves, but rather in the context of a broader process =
of=20
neogtiation.<BR>>By starting with practice as a context for the =
negotiation=20
of meaning, I do<BR>>not assume that activities carry their own =
meanings.=20
This is one reason<BR>>that I will not take discrete activities, or =
even=20
systems of activities, as<BR>>a fundamental unit of analysis. In =
this=20
regard, theories based on practice<BR>>have a different ontological =
foundation than activity theory (Leont'ev,<BR>>'81; Wertsch, =
'85)."<BR><BR><?color><?param FFFF,0000,0000>Leont'ev '81 refers to the =
oft=20
cited The problem of activity in psychology. In J. Wertsch (ed.), The =
Concept=20
of Activity in Soviet Psychology. Armonk, NY: M.E. ShARpe. I have =
never been=20
able to find this book. If there is anyone who has a copy they would =
be=20
willing to photocopy and send to me I'd pay handsomely, =
fyi.<BR><BR>The=20
Wertsch reference is Werstch, J. (1985). Vygotsky and the Social =
Formation of=20
Mind. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University=20
Press.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?/color></BODY></HTML>
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