Author, as appears in the article.: Grimalt-Alvaro, Carme; Ametller, Jaume;

Department: Pedagogia

URV's Author/s: Grimalt Alvaro, Maria del Carme

Keywords: Cultural-historical activity theory Identity Methodology Qualitative Science education Teacher Theory

Abstract: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was conceived and has been developed as an interventionist proposal and mostly as an analytical tool. The aim of this paper is to explore the connections between ontological and epistemological considerations underpinning CHAT and concrete research methodological decisions. We discuss how considerations of the philosophical basis of CHAT and more recent developments in philosophy can offer specific guidance to methodological decisions by exploring an example of research about using technology to teach in secondary science education. The explicit definition of the ontological character of activity, the status of the concept of transformation, or considering points of entry as an epistemological device suggest a possible logic to define data-gathering methods which could be generalised to other areas of CHAT research. We also discuss complementary frameworks, in particular the concept of identity, to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of the activity.

Thematic Areas: Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo Ciencias sociales Education Enfermagem Saúde coletiva Social sciences, interdisciplinary

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: carme.grimalt@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-5314-7706

Record's date: 2022-01-08

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16094069211060664

Papper original source: International Journal Of Qualitative Methods. 20

APA: Grimalt-Alvaro, Carme; Ametller, Jaume; (2021). A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Approach for the Design of a Qualitative Methodology in Science Educational Research. International Journal Of Qualitative Methods, 20(), -. DOI: 10.1177/16094069211060664

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Article's DOI: 10.1177/16094069211060664

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications