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Learning Through Participation

Learning Through Participation is an informal learning theory that explains how individuals acquire knowledge and skills through active engagement in social practices, distinguished from other learning theories by its emphasis on legitimate peripheral involvement in communities of practice.

912

Publications

67.3K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

667

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

175

Parents

Publications

912

Apprenticeship in thinking: cognitive development in social context

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 5.5K citations

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Communities of Practice and Social Learning Systems

Étienne Wenger · Organization · 2000 · 4.2K citations

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On Two Metaphors for Learning and the Dangers of Choosing Just One

Anna Sfard · Educational Researcher · 1998 · 3.6K citations

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Firsthand Learning Through Intent Participation

Barbara Rogoff, Ruth Paradise, Rebeca Mejía‐Arauz et al. · Annual Review of Psychology · 2002 · 924 citations · Full text

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Developing understanding of the idea of communities of learners

Barbara Rogoff · Mind Culture and Activity · 1994 · 915 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.8K

  1. SB
    Stephen Billett

    Griffith University, Australia

    13 publications · 3K citations

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  2. BR
    Barbara Rogoff

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    10 publications · 3.5K citations

    10

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  3. SG
    Stephen Gorard

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 484 citations

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  4. OZ
    Ortrun Zuber‐Skerritt

    Griffith University, Australia

    5 publications · 161 citations

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  5. PH
    Phil Hodkinson

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 1K citations

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Institutions

667

  1. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    539 citations

  3. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  4. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    4K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    6.8K citations

  6. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    549 citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Lifelong Education

    15 publications · 672 citations

    13

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  2. Journal of Workplace Learning

    12 publications · 1.7K citations

    11

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  3. Action Learning Research and Practice

    11 publications · 296 citations

    10

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  4. Educational Action Research

    9 publications · 290 citations

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  5. Teaching and Teacher Education

    8 publications · 1K citations

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