1st Edition

Learning in Landscapes of Practice Boundaries, identity, and knowledgeability in practice-based learning

182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more
An Invitation to Conversation  Part I: Theory  1. Learning in a Landscape of Practice  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. Sytems Conveners in Complex Landscapes  7. Habiforum: Convening Stakeholders to Reinvent Spatial Planning  8. The Idea Partnership: Convening Learning Partnerships in the Compex Landscape of Special Education  Part IV: Conclusions, and an Invitation to a Continued Conversation  9. Challenges for Practice-based Education 

Biography

Etienne Wenger-Trayner is an independent author, practitioner, and thought leader in the field of social learning theory and its application in various sectors.

Mark Fenton-O'Creevy is Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Open University Business School, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Steven Hutchinson is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies at the Open University. He has been a secondary school music teacher and Director of the Open University’s programme in Initial Teacher Education.

Chris Kubiak originally trained as a community psychologist. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Open University, UK.

Beverly Wenger-Trayner is a learning theorist and consultant working with systems conveners in complex settings.