{"product_id":"understanding-practice-perspectives-on-activity-and-context-paperback-9780521558518","title":"Understanding Practice; Perspectives on Activity and Context (Paperback) 9780521558518","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePerspectives on Activity and Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrings together the many different perspectives that have been applied to examining social context.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSeth Chaiklin (Edited by), Jean Lave (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521558518, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 May 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  6 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.568 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Understanding Practice is an important contribution to the direction of the field. It has a cohesive theme that is timely in the direction of several disciplines, including psychology, anthropology and education.' Barbara Rogoff\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUnderstanding Practice brings together the many different perspectives that have been applied to examining social context. From Ole Dreier's work on the therapeutic relationship, to Hugh Mehan's work on learning by disabled students, to Charles and Janet Keller's work on blacksmithing, the chapters form a diverse and fascinating look at situated learning. A distinctive feature of the book is the wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the problem of understanding cognition in everyday settings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSeries foreword\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. The practice of learning Jean Lave\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Learning Craftwork: 2. Learning to navigate Edwin Hutchins\u003cbr\u003e 3. Developmental studies of work as a testbench of activity theory: the case of primary care medical practice Yrjö Engeström\u003cbr\u003e 4. Re-searching psychotherapeutic practice Ole Dreier\u003cbr\u003e 5. Thinking and acting with iron Charles Keller and Janet Dixon Keller\u003cbr\u003e 6. Artificial intelligence as craftwork Lucy A. Suchman and Randall H. Trigg\u003cbr\u003e 7. Behavior setting analysis of situated learning: the case of newcomers Urs Fuhrer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Learning as Social Production: 8. Examinations reexamined: certification of students or certification of knowledge? Steinar Kvale\u003cbr\u003e 9. Beneath the skin and between the ears: a case study in the politics of representation Hugh Mehan\u003cbr\u003e 10. The acquisition of a child by a learning disability R. P. McDermott\u003cbr\u003e 11. Context and scaffolding in developmental studies of mother-child problem-solving dyads Harold G. Levine\u003cbr\u003e 12. Solving everyday problems in the formal setting: an empirical study of the school as context for thought Roger Säljö and Jan Wynham\u003cbr\u003e 13. Teacher's directives: the social construction of 'literal meanings' and 'real worlds' in classroom discourse Norris Minick\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 14. Understanding the social scientific practice of Understanding practice Seth Chaiklin\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003939213592,"sku":"9780521558518","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521558518i_f8601fad-78db-4e95-940e-a9bdea4949f6.jpg?v=1691369659","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-practice-perspectives-on-activity-and-context-paperback-9780521558518","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}