The Essence of the Concept System
A concept system is a network of concepts with a coordinating mechanism. In this article, we explore it from six perspectives: scale, hierarchy, boundary, function, representation, and genidentity.
Concepts
The Concept of "Developmental Project"
The Living Way of the “Developmental Project” Concept
The Concept of "Enterprise"
The concept of "Enterprise" refers to the subjective dimension of social life: a long-term, self-determined trajectory of actions.
The Concept of Narrative Identity
This article introduces the theory of self and identity by narrative psychologist Dan P. McAdams.
The Concept of "Projectivity" [Project Approach]
The Concept of “Projectivity” is inspired by Ecological Psychologist James J. Gibson’s Affordance Theory and Andy Blunden’s Project as a Unit of Analysis to Activity Theory.
Lev Vygotsky’s “Ecological Mind” [Activity Theory]
Vygotskian scholars don’t use “Ecological Mind” to describe Vygotsky’s ideas. I just use the term to highlight Vygotsky’s three ideas which are highly relevant to ecological approaches of psychology: Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), Perezhivanie, and Social Situation of Development.
The Concept of Development [Activity Theory]
One of Yrjö Engeström’s major theoretical contributions is Developmental Work Research which is based on the concept of Zone or Zone of Proximal Development.
Andy Blunden: Project-oriented theoretical approach [Activity Theory]
Andy Blunden’s Project-oriented theoretical approach is a major development of Activity Theory in the past decade.
The Hierarchy of Human Activity [Activity Theory]
The hierarchical structure of activity was originally conceptualized by A. N. Leontiev (1978). We have to notice that the goal of Leontiev was developing a psychological theory at the individual level with the concept of Activity.
The Concept of Mediation [Activity Theory]
The concept of Mediation is important for Activity Theory. Since the theoretical traditions has different versions, the concept of Mediation also has different versions.