More than just story-telling. Cultural-historical activity theory as an under-utilized methodology for educational change research.

Autor/in	Lee, Yew-Jin
Titel	More than just story-telling. Cultural-historical activity theory as an under-utilized methodology for educational change research.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 43 (2011) 3, S. 403-424Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2010.513069
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Forschungsmethode; Kulturgeschichte; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Sociocultural theory is increasingly popular as a paradigm for research in education. A recent member in this family of theories is introduced-cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)-that shows much promise to complement and invigorate the field of educational change, a large, multi-faceted, and persistent problematic. In particular, CHAT-based research can address five areas where educational change research experiences weaknesses and shortcomings: (1) the failure to fully analyse the context; (2) a tendency towards reductionism rather than embracing complexity; (3) low sensitivity to the effects of power and politics; (4) lack of concern with emotions and identity; and (5) the rapidity at which new innovations are often introduced. These arguments are exemplified with a case study of a secondary school in Singapore that had devised a new inquiry-based science curriculum. The paper concludes with some implications for promoting CHAT-based research in educational change.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2013/1