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Communities of Practice

1. Lave and Wenger (1991) Learning is an integral part of generative social practice in the lived in world. Developed the idea of situated learning specifically within the theory of participation in CoP

   • • • Complex settings play a role in the configuration of opportunities and barriers to learning
         • Fuller (2005) Looks at limitations of CoP model.CoP theory focuses on novices and largely ignore the effect on communities when they import 'old timers' How does the learning of newcomers differ from learning of experienced workers?

2. CoP theory acknowledges learning transfer as problematic