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371	Public Service Employees' Experiences in Communities of Practice Shoop, Michael Clifford 07 May 2009 (has links) No description available. Management Organization Theory Organizational Behavior Public Administration communities of practice public service public sector situational analysis dimensional analysis government leadership innovation employee engagement staff development group dynamics human development learning
372	Explainers' development of science-learner identities through participation in a community of practice Richardson, Anne E. 30 January 2012 (has links) No description available. Adult Education Education Educational Theory Environmental Education Environmental Studies Museums Museum Studies Science Education Explainers Science Museum Educators Communities of Practice Informal Learning Science Literacy Science Learning Museums Exploratorium Adult Learning Workplace Learning
373	Designing e-research: A framework for researcher’s social online knowledge Mohamed, Bahaaeldin, Köhler, Thomas, Mabed, Metwaly January 2013 (has links) Design strategies to support and enhance scientific collaboration are still ambiguous. The ability of universities and research institutes to support a collaborative scientific research environment among researchers through appropriate methods needs to be further investigated. The lack of understanding about the human factors behind collaboration, the nature of scientific tasks, and the institute’s cultural environment are motivations for this study. As a part of our work on a European integrated project, Edu-Tech, this study investigated which factors of collaborative research are important to give us a clear picture for enhancing the social perspective of the project’s webpage. This research purposes a model, Time Environment, Individual and Group (TEIG), in order to provide descriptive variable necessary to understand the transformation of online social knowledge. Accordingly, we provided a new prototype for designing our online community, Edu-Tech, which is now ready to facilitate collaboration among researchers. info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/330 ddc:330
374	Leveraging Social Media for Professional Learning During the Covid-19 Global Pandemic Lutz, Mary Denise 22 June 2022 (has links) No description available. Educational Technology Educational Leadership social media professional learning covid-19 k-12 social learning environment informal learning theory CHAT Cultural Historical Analysis Theory teacher engagement
375	Understanding District Central Office Curriculum Administrators through Collaboration and Curriculum Leadership Cox, Christopher 19 July 2016 (has links) No description available. School Administration Education Educational Leadership Curriculum Development district central office curriculum leadership teaching and learning curriculum leadership collaboration social network communities of practice social capital professional capital
376	WERKSTATTLOGIK - Computer im Spannungsfeld von Handwerks-Expertise und Akteurs-Beziehungen Löwe, Hendrik 20 November 2014 (has links) (PDF) Diese Arbeit erklärt anhand von Vertragswerkstätten der Volkswagen AG, wie Kfz-Handwerker im komple-xen Feld Werkstatt Probleme lösen. Sie deckt auf, wie und warum Kfz-Handwerker auf besondere Weise Denken und Handeln. Dies meint, wie sie arbeiten, lernen und vor Allem, wie und warum sie Medien an-eignen – oder verweigern: Täglich diagnostizieren und reparieren Kfz-Handwerker Fahrzeuge. Dabei ist oft zu beobachten, dass extra dafür hergestellte Hilfsmedien von ihnen umgangen oder gar offen abgelehnt werden. Dies führt teils zu schweren Fehlern, teils aber auch zu herausragenden Leistungen. Bislang ist kaum geklärt, aus welchen Gründen dies erfolgt. Von den Handwerkern genannte Gründe er-scheinen in der Außenperspektive oft sonderbar. Doch sie sind subjektiv vernünftig. Die Untersuchung zeigt, mit welchen Begründungen die Handwerker sich gegen Medienaneignung entscheiden. Und sie er-klärt, inwiefern dies daran liegt, dass Computer im Spannungsverhältnis zwischen den Expertise-Denk¬wei-sen der Handwerker und den sozialen Beziehungen der Akteure stehen. Die Akteure sind Mitarbeiter im Autohaus, aber auch beim Hersteller und beim Importeur des jew. Landes. Dies gelingt durch die theoretische Basis subjektwissenschaftlicher Lerntheorie, unter Bezugnahme auf wissenschaftliche Nachbardisziplinen und mit der Methodologie, Strategie und Methodik qualitativer So-zialforschung. Die Phänomene werden exemplarisch aus mehrwöchigen Feldstudien in Werkstätten der Volkswagen AG in Deutschland qua O-Ton-Audiomittschnitt, Interview und Beobachtung rekonstruiert und mit begleitenden Quellen ergänzt. So entstehen z.B. Modelle - zur Typologie intuitiver und analytischer Arbeitsstrategien der Handwerker - zu Reflexionsauslösern - zu Medienkontakthürden und - zur Medien(vertrauens)bewertung im Prozess der Medienkompetenzentwicklung. Durch diese erstmals in solcher Form geleistete Phänomen-Aufschlüsselung werden - neue Ansatzpunkte des didaktischen Designs - und für die technische Redaktion - Herausforderungen an Medien und Prozesse - und für die Qualitätssteigerung zwingend zu leistende Aufgaben aufgezeigt. Es werden fast banal scheinende, subtile alltägliche Phänomene analysiert und deren massiver Einfluss auf Fehler und Erfolge des Handelns verdeutlicht. Da ersteres oberflächlich altbekannt und oft unhinterfragt ist, wird die große Bedeutung für einen erfolgreichen Reparaturprozess zumeist übersehen. Darum bietet sich hier noch ungenutztes Verbesserungs-Potential. Die Befunde fokussieren auf deutsche ‚Werkstattlogik‘, sind aber mit kritischem Rückbezug auf kulturelle Besonderheiten auf die Volkswagen AG Vertragswerkstätten in über 150 Ländern anwendbar. Werkstatt Volkswagen Handwerker Mechaniker Servicequalität Qualität Grounded Theory Mediendidaktik Medienpädagogik Subjektwissenschaft Lerntheorie Medienkompetenz Medienaneignung Mentale Modelle Technische Redaktion Pädagogische Psychologie IT-Design Usability Informelles Lernen Implizites Wissen Expertise Komplexes Problemlösen Natürliche Entscheidungsfindung Recognition primed decisionmaking Awareness Intuition Hochleistung Hochverlässlichkeit Soziodynamik Gruppendynamik Situiertes Lernen Communities of practice e-Learning teilnehmende Beobachtung Interview Dokumentarische Methode Inhaltsanalyse Prozess Werkstatt Volkswagen Handwerker Mechaniker Servicequalität Qualität Grounded Theory Mediendidaktik Medienpädagogik Subjektwissenschaft Lerntheorie Medienkompetenz Medienaneignung Mentale Modelle Technische Redaktion Pädagogische Psychologie IT-Design Usability Informelles Lernen Implizites Wissen Expertise Komplexes Problemlösen Natürliche Entscheidungsfindung Recognition primed decisionmaking Awareness Intuition Hochleistung Hochverlässlichkeit Soziodynamik Gruppendynamik Situiertes Lernen Communities of practice e-Learning teilnehmende Beobachtung Interview Dokumentarische Methode Inhaltsanalyse Prozess ddc:374 Werkstatt Volkswagen Handwerker Mechaniker Servicequalität Qualität Grounded Theory Mediendidaktik Medienpädagogik Subjektwissenschaft Lerntheorie Medienkompetenz Medienaneignung Mentale Modelle Technische Redaktion Pädagogische Psychologie IT-Design Usability Informelles Lernen Implizites Wissen Expertise Komplexes Problemlösen Natürliche Entscheidungsfindung Recognition primed decisionmaking Awareness Intuition Hochleistung Hochverlässlichkeit Soziodynamik Gruppendynamik Situiertes Lernen Communities of practice e-Learning teilnehmende Beobachtung Interview Dokumentarische Methode Inhaltsanalyse Prozess
377	The impact of Communities of Practice (CoP)on inter-firm alliance research teams Erasmus, René 30 November 2005 (has links) The need for faster, more flexible and less risky ways for organisations to expand their capabilities and competencies increasingly lead to the formation and proliferation of networking strategies and partners. Understanding the potential contribution that CoP membership can provide within these teams is a step towards developing and refining a strategy to support and enhance the speedy progression of the team towards a productive phase. The study shows that membership of researchers to the same or similar CoPs have some impact on the norming stage, and assist in reaching the performing / productive stage faster in team development. The survey in particular has indicated that similar standards, practices, terminology, ethics, standards, peer recognition, trust and a sense of belonging have more of an impact on the productive phase of team forming, than on the norming phase. The hard factors such as terminology, standards and similar practices have a strong correlation with the softer factors such as a sense of belonging and trust. This information should be utilised in both the socialisation processes in academic institutions as part of the education of professionals, as well as organisational approaches to Research and Development (R&D), information sharing and development of the researchers. The paper also highlights emerging organisational and strategic Best Practices currently prevalent in R&D teams and collaborative projects. It is clear that research collaborations cuts across the whole spectrum of business and management areas - from strategy, across intellectual property issues, finance, strategic human resource management, R&D management and innovation, knowledge management, organisational values and culture, and many more. To support innovation and R&D on a strategic level, both internally and on inter-firm collaborations, requires a review of the total organisational strategy, culture and norms in an organisation. Innovation and R&D support should be a holistic approach, with strategic and pro-active risk management supported by appropriate strategic human resources management and systems. Literature on CoPs, teams, social capital (SC), knowledge management (KM), intellectual capital (IC), intellectual property (IP), strategy and governance provide theoretical grounding. / Business Leadership / Ph. D. Communities of Practice (CoP) Social networks Social Capital Inter-firm Collaboration Knowledge Management Team development Intellectual property Risk management Innovation 658.406 Communities of practice Business networks Strategic alliances (Business) Knowledge management Organizational learning Interorganizational relations Communities of practise Research and development partnership
378	The role of online social networks in inter-firm collaborative innovation and problem solving Duncan, Robert David 11 1900 (has links) This study examined how online social networking (OSN) leads to increased communication and collaboration across inter-firm boundaries. This online social networking behaviour represents significant opportunities to firms in the form of improved problem-solving, increased collaborative innovation and enhanced engagement with stakeholders. There are also risks inherent in the widespread use of OSNs, such as the loss of control over information flows to individuals outside the organization, potential damage to the reputation of brands and organizations, and loss of productivity due to excessive usage of OSNs during work hours. In particular, this study sought to test four research propositions, specifically, that usage of one particular OSN, LinkedIn (LI), results in: 1) an increased number of inter-firm connections; 2) an improved ability to communicate across inter-firm boundaries; 3) greater access to problem solving or innovation collaborators; 4) increased organizational problem solving or innovation ability. The study methodology involved both quantitative and qualitative research. The quantitative portion of the study involved survey research among over 500 LinkedIn (LI) users to determine changes they reported in various dimensions related to inter-firm relationship-forming, information-sharing and collaborative problem solving since using LI. The sampling approach was purposive and the sample frame consisted of the researcher’s own extended LI network, and an effort was also made to make the survey link available to all LI members through public posting in the site’s Q&A section. Though no individual or group was systematically excluded from the opportunity to take the survey, some limitations are inherent in the approach taken. The survey respondents were self-selecting, which makes it difficult to confirm that the sample is reflective of all LI users. Also, the use of the researcher’s own LI network as a key source of survey respondents may have biased the study toward more open networkers, since the researcher’s network was built up over time by practicing open networking behaviours. As a result, the sample may tend to under-represent more closed or restrictive networkers. Notwithstanding these limitations, no one particular group of respondents was excluded from the opportunity to take the survey, and the resulting data suggests that there were significant numbers of respondents who considered themselves closed networkers. Also, the spread of respondents by geographic area, occupation and age was found to resemble published statistics from LI on its user base, so it appears that the data is reasonably reflective of the LI user base, though this would be difficult to verify or measure. Qualitative research was also undertaken among senior managers at companies that have embraced the use of OSNs by staff to determine their experiences along similar dimensions. The findings from the quantitative survey showed that users of LI have experienced an increased number of social connections with individuals as a result of using LI, and that these connections are often with people in other organizations, including competitors and customers. Survey respondents also reported that they have been able to draw upon their LI networks in order to solve problems and be more innovative in their work. Analysis of the qualitative research yielded a list of suggested best practices that could be adopted by firms wishing to harness the collaborative power of OSNs. These suggested best practices have been grouped under the areas of strategy, listening, communication, guidelines, training, diffusion and measurement. Some suggested areas for future research included: the role of performance measurement and reward systems in managing OSN usage behaviour; the organizational risks of centralized versus decentralized control of messaging via OSNs; the role of training in the effective deployment of OSNs in an organizational context; and the organizational risk of increased connectedness with competitors resulting from OSN relationships. / Business Management / D.B.L. Online social networks Collaborative innovation Inter-firm collaboration Social networks Social media Innovation Communities of practice (CoPs) LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 658.04402856754
379	Managing the professional development of primary school teachers by means of action research Badasie, Razia Banoo Ghanchi 01 1900 (has links) In the climate of poor student achievement and a lack of skilled teachers in natural science and mathematics, the main research question of this study was: How can the professional development of primary school teachers be managed by means of action research? The aim of the study was to develop, implement and evaluate a site-based collaboration programme to promote the professional development of the teachers in these subjects within a home-based or semi home-based teaching context. The theory of situated learning within a community of practice (CoP) was used as conceptual framework. Purposeful and convenient sampling was implemented to select participants. Five grade 4 teachers, five grade 5 teachers, four grade 6 teachers and eight members of the school management team participated in the three year study. During the planning phase a needs analysis was done. During the action phase, lead teachers were responsible for the planning in one or two subjects. The teachers met once every six school days (about 30 meetings per year), for up to two hours to discuss content and methodological issues, plan assessment strategies, analyse and reflect on results and decide on intervention strategies. The grade 4, 5 and 6 groups completed six, four and two action research cycles respectively, and the school management team six action research cycles of about six months each. To evaluate the professional development that resulted, data collection was by means of observation, field notes, typed minutes, four focus groups, 12 individual interviews, teachers’ files, a questionnaire and students’ books and achievements. The results indicate that the professional development of primary school teachers could be managed and constantly improved by means of action research. When school managers organise teachers into communities of practice and implement action research cycles, the teachers learn in a context-sensitive way. This learning is characterised by two social stages involving participation in the subject and grade CoP, and an independent stage of personal involvement when teachers internalise knowledge and practices of other teachers. The professional development of the teachers was in the areas of content knowledge, pedagogic content knowledge, assessment literacy and professional attitudes. Student achievement improved. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Education Management) Professional development Primary school Action research Community of practice Situated learning Socio-constructivist learning Mathematics Natural Science 372.12010968 Communities of practice -- South Africa
380	Developing the professional capacity of educators teaching in the context of a special school through collaboration and peer coaching Kempen, Maria Elizabeth 06 1900 (has links) The objective of education authorities worldwide is to enhance teachers’ professional capacities and practices through the supply of quality continuous professional development (CPD) activities. The South African education system has been subjected to many changes during the past two decades which have seriously affected the quality of education provided in schools country wide. Professional development (PD) of teachers has been found to be a key factor in raising standards in South African schools. Although the National Department of Education has identified teacher development as important, very little has transpired in the education system. School leaders should, therefore, take on the responsibility of providing their staff with PD opportunities. To support teachers in special schools and to enhance their professional capacity, the researcher designed, implemented and evaluated a collaborative PD model in six special schools in Gauteng. The aim of the study was to establish the value of the CPD programme on teachers’ learning, learners’ outcomes and whole school change. This multi-phased case study research was positioned within a bigger study conducted by the Gauteng Department of Education and in particular the Early Childhood Development Institute (ECDI). This larger study was based on the fact that most of the burn related accidents in South Africa occur in the 0-4 age group, which served as the rationale for including the fire safety programme in the ECD curriculum. The focus during the research was on the adaptation of fire safety activities and learners and teacher support materials for an inclusive classroom. This research reports on a two year study on the implementation of a CPD model based on collaboration and peer coaching. The theoretical framework for this study links to theories of constructivism, organisational theory of Senge, network and social capital. This research serves as an example of where valuable internal and external networks were formed for the benefit of all involved with the study. During this research theory and practice were successfully integrated for the benefit of the individual, the school and external organisations. / Department of Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Education Management) Continuous Professional Development Professional learning Learning circles Collaborative learning School networks School-focused learning Social capital Special education Staff development School improvement Transformational leadership Professional development models Demonstration school Peer coaching Communities of practice 371.102096822

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