After presenting a brief overview of the key elements that underpin Etienne Wenger's
communities of practice (CoP) theoretical framework, one of the most widely cited and …

To facilitate professional development of teachers in the online context, the online
community of practice (CoPs) has become an important platform in which individuals with …

This paper brings to the fore a cohort of student teachers' perceptions of an online learning
experience during school placement in a Chinese tertiary institution; it critically explores …

This paper documents the design, implementation, and evaluation of an online learning
community (OLC), within the Republic of Ireland, which set out to support student teachers in …

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools provide an ideal mechanism by
which students can interact closely with their lecturers in an open distance learning (ODL) …

Results of research conducted to inform design of a professional development package for
teachers involved in a preventative education,'Keeping Safe', pilot (currently being …

Online learning communities (OLC) are increasingly used for the professional development
of teachers; however, it is still unclear how to design effective and sustainable OLC …

With the advent of information and communication technologies, computer-mediated
communication (CMC) has become a new medium for discursive interaction among learners …

During their teaching practicum future teachers become acquainted with the rights, duties
and obligations of their profession in their trajectory of building a teaching identity. In this …

Social cohesion in school is reflected in social discrimination processes and the
complementary social roles of teachers, pupils, other staff and pupils' relatives. School social …