An edition of Communities of practice (1998)

Communities of practice

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An edition of Communities of practice (1998)

Communities of practice

learning, meaning, and identity.

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"Communities of Practice presents a theory of learning that starts with this assumption: engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we learn and so become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions but rather the informal "communities of practice" that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over time. In order 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 conceptual framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
318

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Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity
December 1, 1999, Cambridge University Press
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Communities of practice: learning, meaning, and identity
1998, Cambridge University Press
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Communities of practice: learning, meaning, and identity.
1998, Cambridge University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307) and index.

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Cambridge
Series
Learning in doing

Classifications

Library of Congress
BF318, HD58.82 .W45 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 318 p. :bill. ;
Number of pages
318

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21593395M
ISBN 10
0521663636
LCCN
98202423
OCLC/WorldCat
39666619
LibraryThing
326988
Goodreads
251183

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OL2247604W

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Being alive as human beings means that we are constantly engaged in the pursuit of enterprises of all kinds, from ensuring our physical survival to seeking the most lofty pleasures.
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