Theory of aging, proposed by Neugarten and others, which holds that in order to age successfully a person must remain as active as possible. Compare disengagement theory.
The theory that older people naturally want to remain active. Developed in the 1970s as a reaction to 'disengagement theory'. While there is evidence that those who remain active are more likely to retain skills and abilities, not all older people want lots of activities in their lives.
is a theory of knowledge and learning developed from the work of the Soviet psychologist Vygotsky, in which knowledge is seen to function as a thinking tool in the creation of society.
a holistic, emergent view of learning based on the idea that human learning is mediated through practical activity, with its roots to be found in the work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Activity Theory consists of five basic principles: the hierarchical structure of activity; object-orientedness; internalisation/externalisation; mediation; and development. For an introduction, with further links, see for example Kaptelinin & Nardi or Webb.
(AT) A Soviet psychological meta-theory, paradigm, or framework, with its roots in socio-cultural approach. Its founders were Alexei Nikolaevich Leontyev, and S. L. Rubinshtein (1889-1960). It became one of the major psychological approaches in the former USSR, being widely used in both theoretical and applied psychology, in areas such as the education, training, ergonomics, and work psychology.
Activity theory is a Soviet psychological meta-theory, paradigm, or framework, with its roots in Vygotsky's cultural-historical psychology. Its founders were Alexei N. Leont'ev (1903-1979), and Sergei Rubinshtein (1889-1960).