Transformation or transformism: Engestrom's version of activity theory?

Educational Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-165

  Avis, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity Theory; Engestrom; Transformation; Transformism

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249185393     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910902844754     Document Type: Article

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