ERIC Number: EJ828014
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Publication Date: 2007-Apr
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Emotion at Work: A Contribution to Third-Generation Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
Roth, Wolff-Michael
Mind, Culture, and Activity, v14 n1-2 p40-63 Apr 2007
Second-generation cultural-historical activity theory, which drew its inspiration from Leont'ev's work, constituted an advance over Vygotsky's first-generation theory by explicitly articulating the dialectical relation between individual and collective. As part of an effort to develop third-generation-historical activity theory, I propose in this article a way in which emotion, motivation, and identity can be incorporated into the theory. I provide case materials from a 5-year ethnographic research project in a salmon hatchery that underscores the important role emotion and the derivative phenomena of motivation and identity play in the workplace generally, and in mathematical knowledgeability particularly. (Contains 10 footnotes and 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Ethnography, Motivation, Behavior Theories, Emotional Response, Identification (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies, Work Environment, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Industry, Animal Husbandry, Mathematics, Decision Making, Verbal Communication
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