Learning in Landscapes of Practice: Boundaries, Identity, and Knowledgeability in Practice-Based Learning

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If the body of knowledge of a profession is a living landscape of practice, then our personal experience of learning can be thought of as a journey through this landscape. Within Learning in Landscapes of Practice, this metaphor is further developed in order to start an important conversation about the nature of practice knowledge, identity and the experience of practitioners and their learning. In doing so, this book is a pioneering and timely exploration of the future of professional development and higher education. The book combines a strong theoretical perspective grounded in social learning theories with stories from a broad range of contributors who occupy different locations in their own landscapes of practice. These narratives locate the book within different contemporary concerns such as social media, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary and multi-national partnerships, and the integration of academic study and workplace practice. Both scholarly, in the sense that it builds on prior research to extend and locate the concept of landscapes of practice, and practical because of the way in which it draws on multiple voices from different landscapes. Learning in Landscapes of Practice will be of particular relevance to people concerned with the design of professional or vocational learning. It will also be a valuable resource for students engaged in higher education courses with work-based elements. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of contributors Introduction: An invitation to a conversation PART I Theory 1 Learning in a landscape of practice: A framework PART II Stories from the landscape 2 Failure and resilience at boundaries: The emotional process of identity work 3 Students at the academic–workplace boundary: Tourists and sojourners in practice-based education 4 Multimembership and identification 5 Brokering boundary encounters PART III Convening 6 Systems conveners in complex landscapes 7 Habiforum: Convening stakeholders to reinvent spatial planning 8 The IDEA Partnership: Convening learning partnerships in the complex landscape of special education PART IV Conclusions, and an invitation to a continued conversation 9 Challenges for practice-based education Index