Beyond Communities of Practice: Language Power and Social Context

Book Overview

The concept of communities of practice (Lave and Wenger 1991, Wenger 1998) has become influential in education, management, and social sciences in recent years. This volume emphasizes the significance of language, power, and social context in understanding how communities of practice work. Domains of empirical research reported include schools, police stations, adult basic education, higher education and multilingual settings. The relationship between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521544920
• ISBN13: 9780521544924
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"