Abstract
Valsiner, Sato, and colleagues have created new methodological materials for cultural psychology in the last 17 years, which are called the Trajectory Equifinality Approach (TEA). TEA is a triarchic system that consists of three subcomponents, namely, the Historically Structured Inviting (HSI), the Trajectory Equifinality Modeling (TEM), and the Three Layers Model of Genesis (TLMG). This chapter explores the meeting between Valsiner and Sato and examines how serendipity created the TEA. The process of turning chance into destiny involved the obligatory passage point of inviting Valsiner, as a visiting professor, to the Ritsumeikan University in 2004 and the enthusiasm of Japanese researchers who tried to decipher his ideas. After explaining the three subcomponents of TEA (i.e., HSI, TEM, and TLMG), this goes a step further to examine how TEA is developing not only in Japan but also in Brazil and other countries.
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Sato, T., Tsuchimoto, T., Yasuda, Y., Kido, A. (2021). Jaan Valsiner in Japan: The Trajectory Equifinality Approach (TEA). In: Wagoner, B., Christensen, B.A., Demuth, C. (eds) Culture as Process. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77892-7_39
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