论文信息 - The role of online discussion in building a community of practice for beginning teachers of secondary mathematics

The role of online discussion in building a community of practice for beginning teachers of secondary mathematics

This paper reports on our research with beginning teachers of secondary mathematics in building a community of practice featuring face to face and online interaction. We analyse bulletin board discussions of our 2003 pre-service cohort in terms of Wenger’s (1998) three defining features of a community of practice: mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire of resources. The sustainability of the community is related to how it was expanded, transformed, and maintained during and after the pre-service program.

Merrilyn Goos | Anne Bennison

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