Concepts

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.

The Concept of Object [Activity Theory]

The concept of “Object” is the foundational concept of Activity

The Concept of Activity [Activity Theory]

What's Activity? Activity Theory [https://en.wikipedia.org/