Communities of practice: reshaping professional practice and improving organisational productivity in the vocational education and training (VET) sector: resources for practitioners
During the 1990s Communities of Practice emerged as an approach to engaging people in the process of ‘knowledge sharing, learning and change’. As a tool for transferring knowledge and developing professional skills, Communities of Practice within the vocational education and training (VET) sector can facilitate the achievement of both individual workplace learning and a closer collaboration between educational organisations and industry. This paper analyses the theory underpinning Communities of Practice and provides an outline of the individual and organisational benefits to be gained from th ... Show more
Authors: Mitchell, John; Wood, Sarah; Young, Susan
Published: Elizabeth, South Australia, Reframing the Future, 2001
Resource type: Government report or paper
Physical description: 28 p.
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