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On Third Generation Activity Theory: Interview With Yrjö Engeström

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Engeström, Yrjö
Glăveanu, Vlad

Abstract / Description

In this interview Prof. Engeström discusses his professional trajectory and interest in cultural-historical activity theory with a focus on its insights into the fields of work and human development. He comments on recent transformations within this theoretical orientation, many of them promoted by his research into a variety of workplaces and organisations. Methodological aspects, and in particular formative intervention methods such as the Change Laboratory, are also considered. Prof. Engeström’s published work covers a multitude of real-life contexts and offers us a perfect example of how psychological research can be a powerful tool not only for understanding reality but actively shaping it.

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2012-11-30

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

8

Issue

4

Page numbers

515–518

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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notReviewed

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Engeström, Y., & Glăveanu, V. (2012). On Third Generation Activity Theory: Interview With Yrjö Engeström. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 8(4), 515–518. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i4.555
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Engeström, Yrjö
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Glăveanu, Vlad
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T10:00:51Z
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    2018-11-21T10:00:51Z
  • Date of first publication
    2012-11-30
  • Abstract / Description
    In this interview Prof. Engeström discusses his professional trajectory and interest in cultural-historical activity theory with a focus on its insights into the fields of work and human development. He comments on recent transformations within this theoretical orientation, many of them promoted by his research into a variety of workplaces and organisations. Methodological aspects, and in particular formative intervention methods such as the Change Laboratory, are also considered. Prof. Engeström’s published work covers a multitude of real-life contexts and offers us a perfect example of how psychological research can be a powerful tool not only for understanding reality but actively shaping it.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    notReviewed
  • Citation
    Engeström, Y., & Glăveanu, V. (2012). On Third Generation Activity Theory: Interview With Yrjö Engeström. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 8(4), 515–518. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i4.555
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1169
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1361
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i4.555
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    On Third Generation Activity Theory: Interview With Yrjö Engeström
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    4
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    515–518
  • Volume
    8
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