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Communities of practice : learning, meaning, and identity / Etienne Wenger.

Wenger, Etienne, 1952- author.
1999
153.15 W474c 1999
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Title
Communities of practice : learning, meaning, and identity / Etienne Wenger.
Author
Wenger, Etienne, 1952- author.
Edition
First paperback edition.
ISBN
9780521663632 (pbk.)
0521663636 (pbk.)
9780521430173 (hardback)
0521430178 (hardback)
Imprint
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Language
English
Description
xv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Call Number
153.15 W474c 1999
System Control No.
(OCoLC)41925940
(OCoLC)41925940
Summary
The theory of learning presented in this volume begins with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we acquire knowledge and by which we become who we are.
Note
Originally published: 1998.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : a social theory of learning
Vignette I : Welcome to claims processing!
Vignette II : The "C, F, and J" thing
Coda 0 : Understanding
The concept of practice
Meaning
Community
Learning
Boundary
Locality
Coda I : Knowing in practice
A focus on identity
Identity in practice
Participation and non-participation
Modes of belonging
Identification and negotiability
Coda II : Learning communities
Synopsis : Design for learning
Learning architectures
Organizations
Education.
Series
Learning in doing.
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