Agency in cultural-historical activity theory: strengthening commitment to social transformation

IF 1.8 3区 教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
N. Hopwood
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Theorizing agency is crucial to intervening in social, economic, political, and environmental crises. This paper examines three approaches to agency within cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT): transformative activist stance (Stetsenko), transformative agency by double stimulation (Sannino), and relational agency (Edwards). All three uphold CHAT’s rebellious gist, where our actions are shaped by circumstances but where the possibility of transcending those circumstances always remains. However, the paper finds important differences despite common foundations and apparent similarities in relation to dialectics, mediation, motives, and practice. Bringing these distinctions into relief highlights what each framework offers and nuances that hold them helpfully apart.
文化史活动理论中的能动性:加强对社会转型的承诺
理论化代理对于干预社会、经济、政治和环境危机至关重要。本文考察了文化历史活动理论(CHAT)中的三种代理方法:变革活动家立场(Stetsenko)、双重刺激的变革代理(Sannino)和关系代理(Edwards)。这三者都坚持CHAT的叛逆精神,即我们的行为是由环境决定的,但超越这些环境的可能性始终存在。然而,尽管在辩证法、调解、动机和实践方面有着共同的基础和明显的相似之处,但本文还是发现了重要的差异。将这些区别放在首位突出了每个框架所提供的内容以及将它们区分开来的细微差别。
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Mind Culture and Activity
Mind Culture and Activity EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
4.00
自引率
15.80%
发文量
24
期刊介绍: Mind, Culture, and Activity (MCA) is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the study of the human mind in its cultural and historical contexts. Articles appearing in MCA draw upon research and theory in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, cognitive science, education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. Particular emphasis is placed upon research that seeks to resolve methodological problems associated with the analysis of human action in everyday activities and theoretical approaches that place culture and activity at the center of attempts to understand human nature.
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