#TestCulture 🦅 Episode 32 – Community of Practice

The idea of Communities of Practice was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in 1991. 🤝
💡 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘃𝗲 is a social anthropologist who develops theories of learning as a process of changing participation in ongoing, changing practices. Her lifelong work challenges conventional theories of learning and education.

💡 𝗘𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 is an educational theorist and practitioner, recognized for co-formulating the theory of situated cognition. He has also made significant contributions to the field of communities of practice.

Wenger further developed the concept in a 1998 book: “Communities of Practice”. For Wenger, these communities are a means of learning that can be classified in the style of education called 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦.
These communities are interested in sharing the tacit knowledge held within an organization.
👉🏼 Learn more about the concept about Community Of Pratice here.