ONLINE EVENTPlease register here:
https://forms.office.com/e/efwH6vT96UThis event takes place on May 13th, 10:00 - 12:00 Swedish time.
In this satellite event, we will present our experiences of our ongoing method development. We are in the process of developing a method for workgroups in education and elsewhere for diagnostic and collective reflective action to identify motives and interests to move further with a full-scale change laboratory to tackle deep-seated difficulties and injustices.
An important characteristic of Cultural-Historical- Activity-Theory (CHAT)-driven research is that it not only addresses injustices, but also offers methods for breaking such historically emerging injustices that manifest themselves in different types of dilemmas, conflicts, and double binds (Engeström & Sannino, 2011). CHAT-driven research also has methods for breaking patterns and feelings of hopelessness of historically emerging injustices through its activist perspective (Sannino, 2011) such as the Change Laboratory (CL). A CL is a process aiming for the collective interpretation of deep-seated difficulties and to generate suggestions on how to break contradictory situations and work towards an innovative vision for new practices. The arrangement of a CL aims to support the collective to become the drivers of the new suggestions and models and is therefore in stark contrast to other implementation processes (Sannino, 2011). The development process has also the capacity to stimulate collective agency in small groups as well as interconnected levels following the theoretical evolution framed into four generations of CHAT, moving from Vygotsky's mediated actions towards Engeström's and Sannino's heterogenous coalitions (Engeström and Sannino, 2021). These theoretical and methodological expansions are shown as promising and linked to the capacity to contribute to social transformation towards a more socially just world. However, initiating a CL is not always understood as necessary or even feasible for social groups experiencing difficulties and/or injustices. There is therefore a need to investigate the possibilities for raising awareness and providing motivation for actors to address such pressing issues. In this satellite event, we will present our experiences that are globally investigated, to build capacity for method development in combination with the analysis of work-integrated learning for quality education, decent work and economic growth and reducing inequalities. Our work will then be commented upon by world-leading researchers in the field for a scholarly discussion.
Agenda- Introduction to the event by Maria Spante
- Presenter James Garraway
- Presenter Chris Winberg
- Presenter Maria Spante
- Presenter Fundiswa Nofomela
- Scolary comments by Annalisa Sannino and Yrjö Engeström
KeywordsWork-integreated learning, Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, contradiction analysis, social justice
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