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

Seth Chaiklin (Editor), Jean Lave (Editor)


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Book Description

June 25, 1993 0521392632 978-0521392631
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.

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'Understanding Practice is an important contribution to the direction of the field. It has a cohesive theme that is timely in the direction of several disciplines, including psychology, anthropology and education.' Barbara Rogoff

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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.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 426 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (June 25, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521392632
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521392631
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,345,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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