Community and Learning
Contradictions, Dilemmas and Prospects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2923957 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Renshaw (0000-0002-2052-2055, Griffith University, corresponding author), Peter D Renshaw |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 355-370 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0159630032000172533 |
| OpenAlex | W2055162032 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this article I reflect on learning and community and their joint deployment. 'Community' evokes images and feelings of security and comfort ('us' and 'ours'), while 'learning' evokes a sense of progress and confidence in overcoming obstacles - a lifelong and somewhat breathless journey these days. We learn every day, but what is worthwhile learning? What types of communities are worth learning towards? Such crucial considerations can remain unexamined because these words are so beguiling - every one can agree that learning communities are worthwhile. Together these terms have provided a powerful contemporary discourse for different educational reform agendas. Recent proponents of 'learning communi ties' have drawn upon sociocultural theorising of learning initiated by Vygotsky and others in the early 20th century. I suggest that this recent deployment of sociocultural learning theory is opportunistic and reflects an effort to resolve certain endemic pedagogical dilemmas related to how inclusion/exclusion is negotiated, how diversity/uniformity is reconciled, and how membership of a learning community is managed over time. I suggest that our role as learning and/or community theorists is principally to critically reflect on what types of learning and communities are worth striving towards
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |