| Description |
xi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Information science and knowledge management, 1568-1300 ; vol. 13 |
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Information science and knowledge management ; v.13
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical foundation -- 3. Ethnographic accounts of a community of practice in Square County -- 4. Characteristics of a community of practice in Square County -- 5. Communities of practice and information technologies in the Circle County Public Defender's Office -- 6. Online communities of practice: beyond organizational boundaries -- 7. Toward an understanding of communities of practice |
| Summary |
"The book offers two themes: one is about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and learning, the other is about social informatics approaches. First, in order to facilitate designing effective learning environments both online and offline, this book calls attention to the importance of CoPs to facilitate informal learning as part of professional development." ... "The book examines how people share and construct their knowledge by using case studies of public defender's offices. Despite strong interests among practitioners and scholars, empirical studies of CoPs are sparse. Drawing on theories from situated cognition and social informatics, this book investigates what constitutes a community of practice and how members of the community create a shared meaning in workplaces with and without IT." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Organizational learning.
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Communities of practice.
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| Author |
Hara, Noriko, 1971-
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| ISBN |
9783540854234 |
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3540854231 |
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