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Activity theory (AT; Russian: Теория деятельности) [1] is an umbrella term for a line of eclectic social-sciences theories and research with its roots in the Soviet psychological activity theory pioneered by Sergei Rubinstein in the 1930s. It was later advocated for and popularized by Alexei Leont'ev.
A.N. Leontiev developed the second generation of activity theory, which is a collective model. In Engeström's [ 12 ] depiction of second-generation activity, the unit of analysis includes collective motivated activity toward an object, making room for understanding how collective action by social groups mediates activity.
Leontiev's own research school is based on a thorough psychological analysis of the phenomenon of activity. Systematic development of the psychological foundations of activity theory was started in the 1930s by Kharkiv group of psychologists headed by Leontiev and included such researchers as Zaporozhets , Galperin, Zinchenko , Bozhovich, Asnin ...
A leading activity is conceptualized as joint, social action with adults and/or peers that is oriented toward the external world. In the course of the leading activity, children develop new mental processes and motivations, which "outgrow" their current activity and provide the basis for the transition to a new leading activity (Kozulin, Gindis, Ageyev, & Miller 2003: 7).
The major theoretical influence, acknowledged by de Morais, [3] [44] in the development of the LGC concept and method, is the work of Aleksei N. Leontiev [49] specifically his concept of Objective(ized) Activity [50] which means that, in order to change the mind-set of individuals, we need to start with changes to their activity – and/or to ...
Appropriation in education is often understood and analyzed through activity theory.This theory was developed by Aleksei N. Leontiev and focuses on understanding the socio-cultural context (specifically the setting) learning occurs in. [7] Activity theory is predicated on the assumption that a person's frameworks for thinking are developed and carried out in specific settings, [8] and that ...
In his works, Yuri Orlov criticized the theory of activity: "I pretended to share this lean Activity theory by Leontiev, which, in general, led psychology to a dead end". [ 10 ] Family
The activity theory and the disengagement theory were the two major theories that outlined successful aging in the early 1960s. [4] The theory was developed by Robert J. Havighurst in 1961. [ 1 ] In 1964, Bernice Neugarten asserted that satisfaction in old age depended on active maintenance of personal relationships and endeavors.