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Learning from others at work: communities of practice and informal learning

David Boud (David Boud is Professor of Adult Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia.)
Heather Middleton (Heather Middleton is a Research Associate working with Professor Boud on a major research project “Uncovering learning at work” in the Faculty of Education at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia.)

Journal of Workplace Learning

ISSN: 1366-5626

Article publication date: 1 September 2003

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question of who is involved in learning in workplaces and the ways in which members of workgroups learn as part of their normal work. It draws on qualitative data from a study of multiple worksites with differentiated work within a large organisation. It examines the value of the notion of communities of practice in conceptualising such workplace learning and suggests that other forms of conceptualisation are also needed.

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Boud, D. and Middleton, H. (2003), "Learning from others at work: communities of practice and informal learning", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665620310483895

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