Instrument mediated activity: From subject development to anthropocentric design

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 429-461

  Rabardel, P ^a   Beguin, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Creativity; Design in use; Instrument; Instrumental genesis; Scheme

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011187013     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220500078179     Document Type: Article

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