00767nam a2200109Ia 4500080002200000100002000022245006100042260004700103300002000150520046600170583002100636  aLRC 06.05.04 W474  aWenger, Etienne  aCommunities of practice : learning, meaning and identity  bCambridge University P.aCambridgeUSc1999  a[2], xv, 318 p.  aPresents a social theory of learning that focuses on learning as social participation, involving an interaction between experiance and competence.  Identifies 4 of the components of the theory as: meaning, practice, community, and identity.  Discusses 5 apects of the concept of practice and uses the concept of communities of practice as the primary unit of analysis.  Establishes the parallel between practice and identity, and explores 4 aspects of identity.  c1/16/02kTESSA_H