Janson and Howard (2004) The Odyssey of Ph.D. Students Becoming a Community of Practice

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Janson, A
	Author:	Howard, L

JOURNAL:

Business communication quarterly: A publication of the Association for Business Communication, 67(2), 168 - 181.

YEAR:

2004

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

community of practice; postgraduate studies; Ph.D. students; learning community

DISCIPLINE:

Business/Management

HTTP:

http://bcq.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/67/2/168

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-406-152 (Last edited on 2004/10/22 03:47:10 GMT-6)

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ABSTRACT:
Wenger’s theory of communities of practice (CoPs) helps explain how a group of Ph.D. students in the Department of Management Communication at the University of Waikato in New Zealand met a need for emotional and academic support and reduced isolation as they developed regular opportunities for face-to-face and virtual discussions on theory and technical and emotive issues. An analysis of this process makes three contributions to communities of practice scholarship: It documents “catalyzing” circumstances for CoP creation, places the Ph.D. quest in the context of existing CoP theory, and identifies a critical point that precedes CoP formation in the existing CoP model. Highlighting the shared experience of postgraduate students opens up opportunities for CoP formation that can help students emerge from isolation into a supportive peer community.

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