It would I think be really interesting to take up the topic of Action Research again. For various reasons I have been doing a lot of research into it lately. I think one of the difficulties is that perhaps the question was a little off - doing a comparison between Action Research and CHAT. I think perhaps a better question is how does CHAT theory fit within an Action Research approach. If I remember that central article put up for discussion was Seth Chaiklin's article comparing Vygotsky with Lewin, Except what I am finding is that Action Research is not the same thing as Lewin's theory. As a matter of fact it's not a theory at all. It is instead an ensemble production I guess, with a whole lot of interesting players and one extraordinary coincidence (the degree to which Freire's ideas in Pedagogy of the Oppressed mirror some of the original ideas behind action research even though really their only common denominator are basic ties to Dewey). As a matter of fact I am sort of interested in how Action Research came to be seen as primarily Lewin's theory. Well anyway, if anybody is interested in starting up the discussion about Action Research again I certainly am game. Michael ________________________________ From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu on behalf of mike cole Sent: Fri 9/23/2011 11:15 PM To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity Subject: Re: [xmca] ISCAR (review) Thanks Volker-- Fernando expressed an interest in having his paper in the Portes et al volume discussed at XMCA and I have a copy somewhere. I will post when possible. Its odd you mention the AR-CHAT issue of MCA, Volker. I was hoping there would be more discussion of the papers since we had access to all of them. Are you proposing that we post some more from that symposium or that get Bella to send us her talk?? mike On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:16 AM, Volker Bunzendahl <volker@volker.dk> wrote: > second thoughts, part 3 > > symposium nr. 103: Testing the limits of CHAT in diverse contexts and > global realities. > > It was - for me - the highlight of the conference, where the topic, > subjectivity changed my way of being me, in the moment. > The room was filled up, people were sitting on the floor, - and Pedro > Portes, Alex Kozulin, Luis C. Moll and - the most impressive of them all, - > Fernando Gonzales Rey changed our view of looking at CHAT, at Vygotskys > different working periods (moments) - and at the same time made theory > practical, in questions about immigration and non-dominant communities, > about how there is no subjectivity without objectivity, that is our > subjectivity is constructed by social participation in cultures. > > I will not, here, start a more detailed review of this symposium. Instead I > will show you a picture of the event, and I will point to the book, which > expands what this symposium was about. > > The book is named: P.P. Portes & S. Salas (ed.)(2011): /Vygotsky in the > 21st century society - advances in cultural historical theory and praxis > with non-dominant communities/, Peter Lang, New York > > This might be an answer to Mike, > > Were there any discussions of the theory/practice relationship that seemed > > to you helpful? > > But I think MCA, nr. 2, about action reseach and CHAT maybe influenced me, > . while I listened to Bella Kotiks speech. > > > > > Volker > > > Den 14-09-2011 00:20, Volker Bunzendahl skrev: > >> >> >> >> > -- > Volker Bunzendahl, Lektor > Cand.psych. og Konsulent > > Arbejde: > Professionshøjskolen University College Nordjylland (UCN) > Læreruddannelsen i Aalborg - Efter/videreuddannelse > Mylius Erichsens vej 131, 9210 Aalborg SØ > Tlf: 98 14 02 00 > Mobil: 28 73 46 20 > Mail: volker@volker.dk > > Privat: > Gammel Aalborgvej 16. 7741 Frøstrup > Privat: 86 96 46 14 > Mobil: 28 73 46 20 > > Mail: volker@volker.dk > Home Page: volker.dk > > > Uddannelse i virkeligheden > University College Nordylland arbejder med uddannelse, udvikling og > innovation inden for fire hovedområder: det sundhedsfaglige, det > pædagogiske, det tekniske og business. UCN har ca. 7000 studerende på > erhvervsakademi- og professionsbacheloruddannelser**, over 9000 kursister > og studerende på efter- og videreuddannelse og ca. 750 ansatte. > > University College of Northern Denmark works with education, development > and innovation within four main fields: healthcare, education, technology > and business. We have approximately 7000 students in AP and BA degree > programmes, more than 9000 course participants and students undergoing > continuing and further education and training. We have about 750 employees. > > > __________________________________________ > _____ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > > __________________________________________ _____ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
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