Activity theory and small-scale interventions in schools by Edwards, A

Activity theory in practice: Promoting learning across boundaries and agencies by Daniels, H, Daniels, H, Edwards, A, Engeström, Y, Gallagher, T, Ludvigsen, SR

“…The theoretical framework which has shaped these studies is Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT). CHAT analyses how people and organisations learn to do something new, and how both individuals and organisations change. …”

Learning between university and the world of work by Lundsteen, N

Subjects: “…Sociocultural and activity theory…”

Teachers' understanding of the purposes of group work and their relationship with practice by Chan, J

Subjects: “…Sociocultural and activity theory…”

Building common knowledge: a cultural-historical analysis of pedagogical practices at a rural primary school in Rajasthan, India by Rai, P

Subjects: “…Sociocultural and activity theory…”

Professional learning within multi-agency children's services: Researching into practice by Leadbetter, J, Daniels, H, Edwards, A, Martin, D, Middleton, D, Popova, A, Warmington, P, Apostolov, A, Brown, S

“…Design and methods The research uses activity theory to structure a series of DWR workshops with members of the multi-agency teams. …”

Relational agency: Learning to be a resourceful practitioner by Edwards, A

“…The analysis is located within Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and implications for CHAT are also discussed. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. …”

Learning in and for multi-agency working by Daniels, H, Leadbetter, J, Warmington, P, Edwards, A, Martin, D, Popova, A, Apostolov, A, Middleton, D, Brown, S

“…The paper outlines the activity theory derived theoretical platform adopted by the project and describes the intervention methodology that is being developed, as we study the learning challenges identified by children's services practitioners in UK local authorities.…”

Looking forward: rethinking professional learning through partnership arrangements in Initial Teacher Education by Edwards, A, Mutton, T

“…With this as a background we then use the lenses of activity theory and findings from two recent studies which have examined boundary crossing in other aspects of schools' work to interrogate the dataset and to consider the implications of multiple partnership arrangements for future developments in the professional learning of both student teachers and teacher-mentors; and links between schools and universities.…”

Inter-professional work and expertise: new roles at the boundaries of schools by Edwards, A, Lunt, I, Stamou, E

“…However, focusing primarily on the work undertaken by the welfare managers, the article draws on cultural-historical activity theory analyses of relational agency and distributed expertise to question whether welfare managers can undertake the work required in the new space of action without attention to the development of their core expertise. © 2010 British Educational Research Association.…”

The knowledge that matters in professional practices by Edwards, A, Daniels, H

“…We draw on the analytic resources of cultural historical activity theory and the work of (Basil) Bernstein and Knorr Cetina to examine evidence from a study of inter-professional practices in children's services in three English local authorities (local government systems). …”

Improving inter-professional collaborations: Multi-agency working for children's wellbeing by Edwards, A, Daniels, H, Gallagher, T, Leadbetter, J, Warmington, P

“…The book also has a great deal to offer researchers working in the area of cultural historical activity theory (CHAT). The four year study was framed by CHAT and offers a well-worked example of how CHAT can be used to reveal sense-making in new practices and the organizational implications of enhanced professional decision-making. …”