Probationary Constables and their journey through a community of practice
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CONFERENCE TITLE:
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CONF. LOCATION:
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None
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YEAR:
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2003
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PUB TYPE:
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Conference Paper
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SUBJECT(S):
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Adult Learning, Pommunity of Practice, Peripherality, Police, Constables
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DISCIPLINE:
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Education
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HTTP:
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http://www.ala.asn.au/conf/2003/carden.pdf
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LANGUAGE:
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-401-397
(Last edited on
2004/04/06 10:38:18 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
This paper explores how Australian Probationary Police Constables are viewed and accepted into the workforce to become full and trusted members of a community of practice. Using Lave & Wenger’s (1991) theory of communities of practice and legitimate peripheral participation, the paper explores the movement of Probationary Constables from the training Academy to the workplace, and the negotiations and strategies used for their gradual acceptance into a community of practice. Although Lave and Wenger acknowledge that peripherality, rather than being a negative term, allows for an understanding of inclusion into a community of practice, there is still a long journey to be travelled before full acceptance is accorded the newcomer. This paper traces the journey of the Probationary Constables from the periphery to more central acceptance using the ‘voices’ of the Probationers and their senior officers to explore the conflicts and difficulties that arose in the course of that journey.
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