Theoretical Foundation -- Ethnographic Accounts of a Community of Practice in Square County -- Characteristics of a Community of Practice in Square County -- Communities of Practice and Information Technologies in the Circle County Public Defender's Office -- Online Communities of Practice: Beyond Organizational Boundaries -- Toward an Understanding of Communities of Practice
Summary
Offers themes about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and learning as well as about social informatics approaches. Drawing on theories from situated cognition and social informatics, this book investigates what constitutes a community of practice and how members of the community create a shared meaning in workplaces with and without IT
