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Includes bibliographical references and index
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"This book presents the adoption and use of the activity theory during the evolution of technology in higher education into a more advanced activity, offering a combination of theory and practice"--Provided by publisher.
Introduction: from common sense to a complex theory -- An overview of activity theory in technology-mediated higher education -- The activity system of higher education students using technology -- Contradictions and technology in higher education -- From contradictions to expansive transformations in technology-mediated higher education -- A review of activity theory studies of domestic and international students using technology in higher education -- An activity theory study of higher education international students' use of computers and the internet for academic and non-academic purposes -- Portraits of the activity systems of international higher education students in online learning -- Cross-analysis of the activity systems of higher education international students in online learning -- Contradictions and expansive transformation in the activity systems of higher education international students in Online learning -- Conclusion: beyond activity theory