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A critical review of the use of Wenger's community of practice (CoP) theoretical framework in online and blended learning research, 2000-2014

  • University of Houston-Downtown
  • SUNY Albany

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Abstract

After presenting a brief overview of the key elements that underpin Etienne Wenger’s communities of practice (CoP) theoretical framework, one of the most widely cited and influential conceptions of social learning, this paper reviews extant empirical work grounded in this framework to investigate online/blended learning in higher education and in professional development. The review is based on integrative research approaches, using quantitative and qualitative analysis, and includes CoP oriented research articles published between 2000 and 2014.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-237
Number of pages29
JournalOnline Learning Journal
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Online and blended learning
  • Wenger
  • community of practice

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