Download or read book Communities of Practice - Vol. 1 written by Chris Kimble and published by IAP. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this set of books is to combine the best of current academic research into the use of Communities of Practice in education with "hands on" practitioner experience in order to provide teachers and academics with a convenient source of guidance and an incentive to work with and develop in their own Communities of Practice. This set of books is divided into two volumes: volume 1 deals principally with the issues found in colocated Communities of Practice, while volume 2 deal principally with distributed Communities of Practice"