Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger
This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions, but the informal 'communities of practice' that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over time. To give a social account of learning, the theory explores in a systematic way the intersection of issues of community, social practice, meaning, and identity. The result is a broad framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation. This ambitious but thoroughly accessible framework has relevance for the practitioner as well as the theoretician, presented with all the breadth, depth, and rigor necessary to address such a complex and yet profoundly human topic.
'Wenger's book is stimulating, insightful, and challenging' Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Andrée le May is Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Southampton University. She has written, researched and taught widely on Communities of Practice, Evidence-Based Practice and Knowledge Transfer. In addition she is an experienced author and teacher.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521663632 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521663636 |
| Title | Communities of Practice |
| Author | Etienne Wenger |
| Series | Learning In Doing: Social Cognitive And Computational Perspectives |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1999-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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