De La Mata, ManuelAires, LuísaSantamaria, AndréRebollo-Catalán, M. ÁngelesCubero, MerceddesGarcía-Perez, Rafael2020-02-042020-02-042019-12-171074-9039 (Print)1532-7884 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/9172Cultural-historical research has had a relevant presence in Spain and, to a lesser extent, in Portugal, since the 1970s. A review of the state of the art of the cultural-historical approach in these two countries allows us to identify four general lines of research: 1) sociocultural activities, mental actions, and semiotic mediation; 2) education in schools; 3) education beyond schools, including educational practices in community-cultural contexts; and 4) identity construction in (other) sociocultural settings. This perspective has been developed by an active community of researchers in the fields of psychology, education, and other social sciences.engCultural-historical theoryTheoretical and methodological approachesSpain and PortugalSeville human activity approachEducational researchjournal article10.1080/10749039.2019.1612436