Beyond communities of practice : language, power, and social context / edited by David Barton, Karin Tusting.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / David Barton and Karin Tusting -- 1. Literacy, reification and the dynamics of social interaction / David Barton and Mary Hamilton -- 2. Language and power in communities of practice / Karin Tusting -- 3. Mediating allegations of racism in a multiethnic London school : what speech communities and communities of practice can tell us about discourse and power / Angela Creese -- 4. "I've picked some up from a colleague" : language, sharing and communities of practice in an institutional setting / Frances Rock -- 5. The person in the doing : negotiating the experience of self / Maria Clara Keating -- 6. Communities of practice and learning communities : do bilingual co-workers learn in community? / Deirdre Martin -- 7. Moving beyond communities of practice in adult basic education / Steven Robert Harris and Nicola Shelswell -- 8. 'Communities of practice' in higher education : useful heuristic or educational model? / Mary R. Lea -- 9. Communities of practice, risk and Sellafield / Greg Myers -- 10. Semiotic social spaces and affinity spaces : from the age of mythology to today's schools / James Paul Gee.

"The concept of "communities of practice" has become an influential one in education, management and social sciences in recent years. This book consists of a series of studies by linguists and educational researchers, examining and developing aspects of the concept which have remained relatively unexplored. Framings provided by theories of language-in-use, literacy practices and discourse extend the concept, bringing to light issues around conflict, power and the significance of the broader social context which have been overlooked."--BOOK JACKET.

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