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by Etienne Wenger (Author) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; New Ed edition (Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0521663636
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521663632
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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'Wenger's book is stimulating, insightful, and challenging.' Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An essential exposition of the processes of learning, 31 Jul 2002
This book presents a clear and thorough exposition of learning, locating it firmly as a social process, and using the concept of the Community of Practice to describe the social structure within which learning takes place.

The basic style of the book - the precision and completeness of its arguments, the care with terminology, the extensive footnotes and bibliography - suggest its primary audience is intended to be academic. However, I recommend it as reading for anyone with an interest in understanding and promoting learning in organizations. I would argue that 90% of the effort expended on training and development in UK companies is ineffective precisely because it ignores the principles set out in this book.

I feel slightly uncomfortable with the intensity of some of the jargon. For example, a word such as 'reification', used to describe the central concept of how abstract ideas are made into something tangible, needs to be translated into something more user-friendly if it is to be used in general conversation.

Nonetheless, an essential read and reference.

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