[Xmca-l] Re: The notion activity

[Goncu, Artin]

Hello Hans,

In the history of xmca you will find extensive discussions of activity starting with Vygotsky and Leont'ev.  My take on it is in a book "Children's engagement in the world" that I edited and in some other sources.  All the best, ag
Artin Goncu, Ph.D
Professor, Emeritus
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Subject: [Xmca-l] The notion activity

Hi,

I am struggling with the notion activity and how to explain that in a Swedish context. I find myself using a notion between work and activity but that is the word I would like to explain for the Swedish audience. In Sweden we use verksamhet but that word could also aim at organization. I found that the russian word is dejatelnost or деятельность but where could I find a good explanation for that? Even though it is not in Swedish.

Thank you for all input

Yours 

Hans Knutagård, Senior lecturer
School of Social work
Faculty of Social Sciences
Lund University
Sweden