Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, And Identity - Couverture souple

Wenger, Etienne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521663636 ISBN 13 : 9780521663632

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Wenger's book is stimulating, insightful, and challenging.' Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521663636
• ISBN 13: 9780521663632
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336