Learning in Communities Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Centered Information Technology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carroll, John M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series,
• Subjects: Education.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Most learning takes place in communities. People continually learn through their participation with others in everyday activities. Such learning is important in contemporary society because formal education cannot prepare people for a world that changes rapidly and continually. We need to live in le...