Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Online community of practice"”.
-
Examining 'Enunciative Space' in an online community of practice
The way in which the role of teacher is characterized has significant implications. If the teacher is characterized as discerner, with the ability to "transform understanding, performance skills, or desired attitudes or values into pedagogical representations and actions" (Shulman, 1986, p. 4) then …
-
How do practitioners engage in an online community of practice?
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how practitioners engage in anonymous Online Communities of Practice. Design/methodology/approach: Interactions taking place in a month on the marketing subreddit is analysed using Social Network Analysis. The degree centrality of each …
-
Practice As Pedagogy: Learning Through Participation In The Caribexams Online Community Of Practice
<p>The purpose of this study was to develop community redesign strategies to support community members' participation in the CaribExams online Community of Practice and to investigate the impact of these strategies on members' participation levels and trajectories.</p> <p>CaribExams online …
-
Supporting Novice Early Childhood Teachers' Classroom Practices Through An Online Community Of Practice
… behavior. The study also examined the types of social and emotional challenges novice teachers perceive to be the most salient to their success as teachers and the solutions they found most helpful. Participation in an online community of practice was examined for its value as an induction …
-
Social Media as a Means of Promoting Peer-Based Learning in Design Education
Critique is an integral part of design education whereby students review and evaluate projects in order to learn design principles and develop skills such as self-evaluation and giving constructive feedback to others. This study sought to determine points of struggle for students and explore …
-
The relationship between epistemic beliefs and knowledge contribution to online communities of practice
… refer to individual beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between individuals’ levels of expertise, epistemic beliefs, and their contributions to an online community of practice. The studied community was hosted by a firm …
-
Professional engagement of locum community pharmacists
Locum community pharmacists (‘locums’) constitute a significant proportion of the community pharmacy workforce in the UK, and have been identified as isolated practitioners who work outside existing quality assurance processes. This study examines professional engagement of locums in terms of their …
-
Supporting Nutrition for Australian Childcare (SNAC): The development, implementation and evaluation of an online nutrition education intervention
The provision of a nutritious diet in a child’s early years can have an immense effect on their future health and wellbeing. Due to the increasing number of children attending child care, this setting is strategically placed for teaching children important food literacy skills and establishing …
-
Early-career music teachers’ perceptions of the Facebook Band Directors Group as professional induction
… Directors Group (FBDG) and their perceptions of FBDG as a form of teacher induction. This study will contribute to understanding of FBDG participation’s consequences for instrumental teacher development and success. To realize this purpose, this study describes early-stage FBDG members’ …
-
The modern coterie: Fan fiction writers as a community of practice
… can be seen today in fan fiction writing groups online. This dissertation focuses on one group of such writers who are active at the LiveJournal blog site. Through the use of virtual ethnography, data has been collected over a period of four years for the purpose of exploring the concept of an …