Center for Human Activity Theory, Kansai University
Abstract
The aim of this article is to present a new model of collaboration between school and work. This model is funded on the concept of developmental transfer, in turn, based on activity theory. The article describes the features of this developmental transfer and provides an example of the way in which to apply this concept in vocational education, specifically applied to the training of daycare interns. The article illustrates and analyzes the phases of the developmental project using the activity system as a tool for describing the progress of the developmental work. Additionally, the signs of the developmental transfer are analyzed
