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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Activity Systems"”.
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CHATting About Cyberbullying: An Activity Systems Analysis of Cyberbullying.
North Carolina State University Theses Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media.
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The diffusion of the internet amongst South African primary care doctors : an activity systems view
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-436). Has accompanying material on CD.
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Adoption of learning management systems among information technology educators at a rural South African university : an activity systems perspective
… approach on a single case and guided by an Activity Theory framework, this research manages to interpret key sources of tension and contradictions which highlight the factors which influence lecturer perception. It is important to note that structural mandate does not always yield quality …
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An activity systems view of learning programming skills in a virtual lab: A case of University of Jos, Nigeria
… programming and experiment concepts learned. Activity Theory was used as a theoretical framework to analyse the activity of Java programming on the virtual lab. Seven participants including the lecturer were enrolled on the Java Programming Language virtual lab practical sessions for this …
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Exploring the uptake and integration of emerging technology into pedagogical practices in Health Sciences Education using an activity systems approach
… paradigm and informed by Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). A systematic literature review followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines to ensure study selection and reporting transparency. The overarching question of why particular …
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Exploring the uptake and integration of emerging technology into pedagogical practices in Health Sciences Education using an Activity Systems Approach
… paradigm and informed by Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). A systematic literature review followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines to ensure study selection and reporting transparency. The overarching question of why particular …
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Technology Transfer through High Technology Corridors : A Study of Multi-agency Partnership Learning.
… of labour orientated towards an object of activity and collaborative outcomes. Three hierarchical levels of policy enactment evolved during the implementation process, but because this happened in an ad hoc way, mechanisms to link the levels were not fully considered. My research …
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Exploring the challenges of managing blended learning courses in selected Irish higher education institutes : An activity theory study.
… study approach and utilising Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), more specifically Engeström’s (2015) activity systems model (ASM), the research seeks to highlight the challenges by identifying contradictions in the activity systems for developing and delivering blended learning in each of …
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Promoting mental health and psychological wellbeing in Children: a socio-cultural activity theory analysis of professional contributions and learning in a multidisciplinary team
… within a culturally diverse urban community. Activity theory was used as a theoretical framework and methodology to examine the sociocultural processes involved in multidisciplinary work. Individual interviews, focus group discussion and developmental work research were employed to identify …
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Understanding the types of knowledge demonstrated by social work students while developing ePortfolios : case of UWC
… ePortfolios, thirdly to determine the ePortfolio activity systems of second year learners and fourthly to determine the effectiveness of the rubric in assessing the various types of knowledge demonstrated by the learners while creating their ePortfolio.
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Perceptions of pedagogy for employability at a transnational university: A qualitative case study
… a transnational university in Uzbekistan. Using activity theory as the tool for analysis, this research investigated lecturers’ and students’ understandings of employability pedagogy, how employability pedagogy was integrated in curricula of undergraduate degree courses, how lecturers mobilised …
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Transfer and Faculty Writing Knowledge: An Activity Theory Analysis
… previous writing experiences in a variety of activity systems shaped their current understanding of writing, as well as to analyze the ways in which this understanding manifests itself in the courses they teach. Using a survey, interviews, genre analysis, and class observations, I aimed to …
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Correspondence or discrepancy? : A multi-method examination of internationalisation agendas in Malaysian private higher education
… Bourdieu’s theory of practice, and Engeström’s activity theory. It is argued here that SMLs interactions with legislation, policy and practice, reveal the centrality of strong habitus at the organisational level of the university. This manifests in individualised and institutionally-specific …
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A resource-based systems approach to globalization, organization and people: a case study in the outsourcing sector of the US-based global pharmaceutical industry
… this dissertation proposes a resource-based systems approach to the study of globalization. According to this approach, globalization is viewed as the emergent pattern of the resource organizing dynamics of the global ecosystem including human activity systems and their wider context of life …
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The effect of interactive technology on informal learning and performance in a social setting
… for this study is drawn primarily from the activity theory model developed by Engeström (1987) and related research enabled by an ongoing review of the literature. Two new research frameworks have been developed and presented in the analysis and discussion chapters, respectively, of this …
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Crossing The Valley Of Death: A Multi-Sited, Multi-Level Ethnographic Study Of Growth Startups And Entrepreneurial Communities In Post-Industrial Detroit
… their activities and motivations.</p> <p>Activity theory is used as a guiding theoretical framework for the research. Four categories of activity systems are identified as important for business development: organizing, networking, pitching and nurturing. The dissertation findings reveal …
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A sociocultural approach to the study of an ICT curriculum for at-risk students in Singapore
… up due to the context in which ICT is situated. Activity theory and the related sociocultural approach to understand human nature and cognition has been the conceptual framework for this study. It examines the classroom practices by locating it within a broader activity system that takes into …
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The role of trust in relation to how quality in mental health services is perceived : a critical systems thinking approach
… out within an overarching framework of Critical Systems Thinking (CST), using a modified form of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) (Checkland and Scholes, 1990; Checkland and Poulter, 2006) to structure the process of gathering information regarding perceptions of service quality, communication …
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A cultural-historical activity theory based analysis of lecturer and student understanding of learning in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town
Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) provides a framework for analysing activity systems. I use that framework to investigate teaching and learning in two first-year university mathematics courses at the University of Cape Town. The focus of this investigation is whether the different …
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