A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theory
<br><b>Introduction.</b> Activity theory, developed in the USSR as a Marxist alternative to Western psychology, has been applied widely in educational studies and increasingly in human-computer interaction research. Argument. The key elements of activity theory, Motivation, Goal,...
Main Author: | Wilson T.D. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Borås
2006-01-01
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Series: | Information Research: An International Electronic Journal |
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Online Access: | http://informationr.net/ir/11-4/paper260.html |
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