Instrument mediated activity: from subject development to anthropocentric design

Rabardel, Pierre; Béguin, Pascal

doi:10.1080/14639220500078179

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“…a procedure, a graph)-and of a way of doing things, a human dimension related to how the tool is used and for which purpose. It is this association between the tool and the human dimension that constitutes the instrument (for a detailed conceptual discussion, see in particular Rabardel and Béguin [21]). In accordance with this theory, the analysis of transitions can benefit from identifying the new artifacts used by farmers.…”

Section: The Professional World As a Prism To Analyze Transitionsmentioning

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Professional transitions towards sustainable farming systems: The development of farmers’ professional worlds

Coquil¹,

Dedieu²,

Béguin

2017

WOR

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:While farming in France and generally in Europe is continuing to intensify, at the expense of its environmental sustainability, promising alternatives are emerging. OBJECTIVE: The processes whereby farmers change and transform their own work, to shift from an intensive mode of production to a self-sufficient and autonomous one, need to be formalized if we are to further our understanding of why and how these forms of sustainable farming activity emerge. METHODS:We use the development of professional worlds theory, a systemic representation of workers' activity, whereby their experience is formalized. This can be explained as the praxis 1 , conceptual and axiological underpinnings form a system with the object of the action. The development of a professional world is analyzed according to the evolution of its components and the search for pragmatic coherence within it. We analyzed professional transitions towards self-sufficient and autonomous mixed farming through a case study. RESULTS: Our findings showed that the transition is initiated by the discovery of the unthinkable, awareness of a discrepancy between what the farmers think and what they do, the appearance of problems, and the response to external constraints. Professional transition is a non-teleological and non-incremental process; it corresponds to a comparison with reality, and a resolution of difficulties. This process is stimulated by the use of artifacts instrumented by the farmers. CONCLUSION: New perspectives are opened up by this formalization of transitions, in terms of (i) support towards sustainable farming and (ii) the design of sustainable farming systems.

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Section: The Professional World As a Prism To Analyze Transitionsmentioning

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Professional transitions towards sustainable farming systems: The development of farmers’ professional worlds

Coquil¹,

Dedieu²,

Béguin

2017

WOR

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“…They explore the processes of enacting by observing the details of interaction and tracking processes of group practices. The second study builds on Rabardel's notion of instrumental genesis (Lonchamp 2012b;Rabardel and Beguin 2005;Ritella and Hakkarainen 2012) by developing an analysis of the dialectic of resistance and accommodation driving the enactment of designed artifacts by users. There are also striking contrasts between the two studies, notably in the very different level of maturity of the students and the span of time given for their interactions.…”

Section: Bringing Artifacts Into Usementioning

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Ludvigsen

Law

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Intern. J. Comput.-Support. Collab. Learn.

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“…The discipline has offered theoretically and methodically significant results that allow understanding the tools in question from a more holistic perspective (Arvola, 2010;Bødker, 2006;Kuutti & Bannon, 2014). Drawing on activity theory, Rabardel and Beguin (2005) provided an important theoretical account on the mutual interaction on the development of activity and the role of tools. However, even further theoretical attention to determining the generic role of tools in activity is still needed for developing a firm foundation on which to develop understanding of what is a "good" tool.…”

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Understanding Acting in Complex Environments: Building a Synergy of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, Peirce, and Ecofunctionalism

Norros

2017

Mind, Culture, and Activity

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A method of activity analysis is proposed that exploits synergy among cultural-historical activity theory, Peircean sign theory, and ecofunctionalism in response to challenges of modern work. The method comprises an operationalisation of the object of activity via the concept of core task, which enables contextual description of actions. On this basis, a semiotic analysis can be accomplished that reveals generic habitual ways of acting. The variation found in their interpretive strength for comprehending situations predicts differences in the mastery of work and learning in work. The method also allows definition of systems usability as a holistic quality-linked concept for purposes of artefact design.

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Instrument mediated activity: from subject development to anthropocentric design

Cited by 162 publications

References 12 publications

Professional transitions towards sustainable farming systems: The development of farmers’ professional worlds

Professional transitions towards sustainable farming systems: The development of farmers’ professional worlds

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Understanding Acting in Complex Environments: Building a Synergy of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, Peirce, and Ecofunctionalism

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