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Learning in Communities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Centered Information Technology

By Ann Peterson Bishop , Bertram C. Bruce , M. Cameron Jones (auth.) , John M. Carroll (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag London
Year
2009
ISBN
1848003315, 9781848003316, 9781848003323
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84800-332-3
ISSN
1571-5035
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1835972 bytes)
Series
Human-Computer Interaction Series
Edition
1
Pages
266\270
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Description

Most learning takes place in communities. People continually learn through their participation with others in everyday activities. Such learning is important in contemporary society because formal education cannot prepare people for a world that changes rapidly and continually. We need to live in learning communities. This collection of papers is not the definitive summary of learning in communities. It is assuredly more prolegomena than coda. Learning is increasingly recognized as a critical facet of lifetime activity, one that must become better integrated with all that people do. At the same time, community structures are increasingly recognized as a critical category of social organization – flexible and adaptable, capable of innovation and development, and yet just as strongly nurturing and supportive. The promise of learning in communities lies ahead of us. This set of essays intends to propel us all along that path.

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