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dc.contributor.authorBillett, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:40:58Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:40:58Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.date.modified2007-06-14T03:56:27Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/11062
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the problem of knowledge transfer from a sociocultural perspective. It is held that expectations of and understanding about transfer between different types of social practice (e.g. between the classroom and workplace) may be based on incomplete premises. It is proposed that vocational knowledge is sourced from different levels of social practice, each with its own characteristics and potential for transfer. Chiefly, the sociocultural and community of practice levels of social practice are discussed in order to identify the prospects for transfer within disembedded (sociocultural) and embedded (community) levels of social practice, as that is where individuals construct and transfer vocational knowledge. It is proposed that, in current frameworks, curriculum goals for vocational education often relate to the sociocultural level, yet with expectations of and judgements about that knowledge is made at the community of practice level. Moreover, as these circumstances are often quite different, transfer across different kinds of settings and circumstances will likely demand 'far' transfer, something which does not readily happen. This may help explain the paucity of transfer from two different communities of practice - the 'classroom' and the workplace. The paper concludes with a discussion about approaches to maximising transfer across settings and circumstances which emphasise the need to both embed and disembed knowledge.
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentre for Learning and Work Research
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename4th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education and Training
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleLearning and Work: The Challenges
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom1996-12-02
dc.relation.ispartofdateto1996-12-02
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGold Coast
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330199
dc.titleThe Transfer Problem Distinguishing Between Sociocultural and Community of Practice
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE2 - Conferences (Non Refereed)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Education and Professional Studies
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 1996 Griffith University. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. It is posted here with permission of the copyright owner for your personal use only. No further distributions permitted. For information about this conference please contact the author.
gro.date.issued1996
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gro.griffith.authorBillett, Stephen R.


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