The Idea of Polytechnic Education in Marxist Theory
Essay by A.D. Maidansky, University of Belgorod In his well-known article, “The Socialist Reformation of Man,” Vygotsky argued that the...
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This CHAT Dialogue section aims to create a forum for scholars, teachers, and activists to engage in a critical dialogue about Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) concepts and their relevance for social transformation in the current global crisis. We invite you to contribute by commenting on the posted video clips from presentations by CHAT scholars and educators from around the globe.
A Utopian View of the Swiss Dual System of Vocational Education
Futures of Education Seminar - January, 26th, 2024 organized on line by Aydin Bal & Michael Cole https://culturalpraxis.net/ Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont1University...
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Imagination at Work: Are we a simulation? with Eugene Subbotsky
Tuesday, May 14th at 9am Pacific Daylight Savings Time Guest Speaker: Eugene Subbotsky, Reader (Emeritus) Lancaster University, UK Contact Francine...
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Neurological Networks for Creative Imagination with Francine Smolucha
Tuesday, April 30 at 9:00 am Pacific Daylight Saving Time Guest Speaker: Francine Smolucha Summary: In the past forty years,...
Read moreDetailsImagination as a Higher Mental Function with Luca Tateo
Tuesday, April 2 at 9am Pacific Daylight Savings Time Guest Speaker: Luca Tateo, Professor, Department of Special Needs Education, University...
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Futures of Education Seminar with Gloria Ladson-Billings, Yrjö Engeström & Bryan Brayboy
Friday, March 22, 9am Central Daylight Time Gloria Ladson-Billings is a former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor of Urban Education in...
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Signs, Symbols, Tools, And-So-On: de Saussure, Peirce, and Vygotsky with Bernard Schneuwly, Kirill Potapov, and Greg Thompson
Coffee Hour: Tuesday, March 19th, 9a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Bernard Schneuwly, University of Bern Kyrill Potapov, University College, London Greg Thompson, Brigham Young...
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Futures of Education Seminar: Learning Labs for Enacted Utopias
Tuesday, February 27th at 12 pm Pacific Standard Time Join the inspiring seminar to explore the power of collective future-making in...
Read moreDetailsEarly Constraints on the Imagination: The Realism of Young Children with Paul Harris
Tuesday, March 5 at 9:00 am Pacific Time Guest Speaker: Paul Harris, Harvard University Please Contact Francine Smolucha at lsmolucha@hotmail.com for the...
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Living Educational Possibilities: Shirin Vossoughi Coffee Hour Workshop
Friday, February 23, at 9 am Pacific Time, 2024 Guest Speaker: Shirin Vossoughi, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University...
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Future of Education Seminar with Caro Lee, Alfredo Artiles, Anne Nelly Perret-Clermont & Robert Serpell
January 26, 2024 9:00-10:30AM (Pacific Time) https://youtu.be/C-ehmAIlGpw Readings: Fostering Student’s Transformative Agency in a Predominantly White School District: Opportunities and...
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Addressing the Dialectic between Local Culture and Global Imperatives: Insights from an afterschool program for culturally diverse students in India (A multi-media article based on Tara Ratnam’s presentation on Nov 29, 2023)
Introduction My presentation responds to the concern regarding the vulnerability of local cultures exposed to dominant cultures with their assimilative...
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