Understanding Practice: Perspectives on Activity and Context (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)

Seth Chaiklin

ISBN 10: 0521558514 / ISBN 13: 9780521558518

Published by Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Practice: Perspectives on Activity and Context (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2008-08-21
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521558514
• ISBN 13: 9780521558518
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Understanding Practice brings together many different perspectives that have been applied to examining social context. From Ole Dreier's work on the therapeutic relationship, to Hugh Mehan's work on learning disabled students, to Charles and Janet Keller's work on blacksmithing, the chapters form a diverse and fascinating look at situated learning. A distinctive feature of the book is the wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the problem of understanding cognition in everyday settings.

Book Description

The chapters in this collection form a fascinating view of situated learning, bringing together many different perspectives. They range from Ole Dreier's work on the therapeutic relationship to Hugh Mehan's work on learning disabled students and Charles and Janet Keller's work on blacksmithing.