Expansive Learning in a Library: Actions, Cycles and Deviations from Instructional Intentions

Vocations and Learning

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-106

  Engeström, Yrjö ^a   Rantavuori, Juhana ^a   Kerosuo, Hannele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Change Laboratory; Cyclicity; Deviations; Expansive learning; Learning actions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874755805     PISSN: 1874785X     EISSN: 18747868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12186-012-9089-6     Document Type: Article

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