"What if We Are Doing This All Wrong?": Sequestering and a Community of Practice |
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Authors: | VICKI L BRADLEY |
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Institution: | Vicki L. Bradley is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, University of Houston, and a trainer and consultant for caregivers in the Houston area (). |
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Abstract: | This article explores how sequestered novices within a community of practice struggled with their reliance on individual learning resources and identity development. In a year-long study at a child-care center that included methods of participant-observation, interviewing, videotaping, and apprenticeship, five inexperienced child-care teachers, including me, relied heavily on our creativity, recollections, learning by doing, and embodied experiences. I suggest that future studies of communities of practice examine instances of sequestering and include the perceptions of novices. |
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Keywords: | communities of practice sequestering child-care teachers learning resources |
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