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Communities of practice : learning, meaning, and identity
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- Creator
- Etienne Wenger
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1998
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780521430173, 0521430178
- OCLC
- ocm39666619
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
- Prologue: Contexts. Introduction: A social theory of learning ; Vignette I: Welcome to claims processing! ; Vignette II: The "C, F, and J" thing ; Coda 0: Understanding -- Practice. The concept of practice ; Meaning ; Community ; Learning ; Boundary ; Locality ; Coda I: Knowing in practice -- Identity. A focus on identity ; Identity in practice ; Participation and non-participation ; Modes of belonging ; Identification and negotiability ; Coda II: Learning communities -- Epilogue: Design. Synopsis: Design for learning ; Learning architectures ; Organizations ; Education