Forming Communities of practice in Higher Education: a theoretical perspective
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Authors
Jakovljevic, Maria
Buckley, Sheryl
Bushney, Melanie
Issue Date
2013
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Article
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en
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Communities of Practice, higher education, action research, knowledge sharing, online learning, survey
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In the light of the development of the educational process, a by this the overall system, there occurs the permanent need
for its advancement. Through the realization of that aim it will be contributed to the development of the contemporary
society – both regional as well as global. The quality educational process also means the achievement of quality, applicable
knowledge, which is said to be power. With the thought of Francis Bacon “Knowledge is power” begins the project
of the modern. René Descartes joined him as the leader of the modern with his rationalistic stance “I think, therefore I
am”) which opens presumptions for the later period of the postmodern. In the new times, by applying concretization of
independent constructivism, creativity, independency and working on oneself, various pedagogical models open spaces
to human thinking and creation and also to interactive relations indispensable for the development of pedagogical
thought and work. Then we talk about the postmodern. Readiness for quality processes can be seen in the context of
formatting social competences (within the social terms), which includes educational, human potentials, strategies and
structures of developing politic. What do they incline to? They aspire to the realization of the system of excellence in all
fields and all levels of education. The formatting of the overall system of excellence must be accompanied quality and
creative processes of managing and regulation.
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Jakovljevic,M.,Buckley,S. & Bushney,M. 2013. 'Forming communities of practice in higher education: a theoretical perspective." Paper presented at the MakeLearn conference, International School for Social and Business studies, Slovenia. http://www.toknowpress.net/ISBN/978-961-6914-02-4/papers/ML13-368.PDF
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ToKnowPressBangkok , Celje, Lublin
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2232-3309