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ERG SES C 05, Interactive Poster Sessions
Interactive Poster Sessions
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The purpose of this paper is to describe how to develop cooperation between higher education and vocational education. This piloting project is part of Koulii (Educational Innovation & Integration project). The Koulii project is a joint project by Omnia (The Joint Authority of Education in Espoo Region) and the Laurea University of Applied Sciences, aiming to improve cooperation between institutes of upper secondary vocational education and training as well as polytechnics and innovation competence and the quality of regional development work.
The theoretical background consists of a culture-historical activity theory. According to the theory, an activity consists of different kinds of activity systems. Expansive learning arises inside those systems (Engeström 1987, 2001). Activity system is an established convention according to which one acts in a community, which shares tools, rules and division of labor in their acting. There is also an object for the activity. (Virkkunen ym. 2001, 19-21.) In this project we try to have two different kind of activity system working together.
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References
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