Communities of Practice in Higher Education

Learning, Teaching, and Research

Jonathan Tummons

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Routledge
30 December 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Teacher training; Adult education, continuous learning; Teaching skills & techniques

Drawing on research and practice, this key text provides a rich, detailed, and accessible guide to Communities of Practice (CoPs) theory and how to implement it within higher education. It takes a detailed look at how the theory is constructed, the research that it rests on, and the ways that it has been used and can be used in the future.

Beginning by introducing CoP theory and the theory of learning that accompanies it, this book provides empirical examples of CoP research to illustrate how CoPs form and work within higher education. It also explores how different CoPs work together and can learn from each other. The key topics explored in the book allow the reader to critically understand how CoP theory can be used in higher education to enhance an understanding of how students, staff, and organisations learn.

Ideal reading for those researching higher education practices or undertaking higher education teaching qualifications as well as those currently teaching, this book provides a research-led and critical discussion of the current state of CoP-informed research into learning, teaching, and assessment practices alongside and interleaved with an exploration of how this same approach can be utilised for informing research.

By: Jonathan Tummons
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032534572
ISBN 10: 1032534575
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 30 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. What is a Community of Practice? 2. Where is the learning in a Community of Practice, and how does it happen? 3. Communities of Practice in Higher Education: What can we learn from the research? 4. Setting up a Learning Architecture 5. Communities of Practice: expansions and limitations 6. Constellations, brokers and boundaries: how Communities of Practice learn from and work with each other 7. Assessment within a Community of Practice 8. Research and Communities of Practice

Jonathan Tummons is Professor of Education at Durham University, UK.