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Pål Christensson

2 papers in the library · publishing 2026

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From Transactional Friction to Emergent Reattunement: Grounding Activity Systems in an Ecological-Emergent Ontology

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 26, 2026 Pål Christensson preprint

Educational philosophy frequently grapples with a persistent analytical divide betweensociocultural macro-structures and the embodied, existential microdynamics of the individual.While Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) provides robust tools for analyzingsystemic contradictions, it often leaves the operational level of the lived body undertheorized.Conversely, 4E cognition and...

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20393685 (opens in new tab) Ontology Transactional leadership Key lock Transactional analysis +3

Navigating Performativity in Embodied Learning: The Transactional Aesthetic Body as a 4E Ecological-Emergent Framework

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 26, 2026 Pål Christensson preprint

The emergence of 4E (embodied, embedded, enactive, extended) cognition has catalyzed a pedagogical shift toward embodied learning, challenging traditional Cartesian dualism in educational practice (Gallagher, 2017). However, while contemporary research highlights the benefits of sensorimotor engagement for conceptual understanding, the field currently lacks a cohesive framework to explain how...