Communities of Practice | Cambridge Aspire website (original) (raw)

Published 1998

Description

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…

Key features

New theory of learning
Intended for both academic and professional audiences
Relevant to academia, business, education, and government

About the book

DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511803932
Series Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
Subjects Developmental Psychology,Psychology,Social Psychology,Sociology,Sociology: General Interest
Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 28 September 1999
- ISBN: 9780521663632
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.481kg
- Page extent: 336 pages
- Availability: Available
Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 July 2013
- ISBN: 9780511803932

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