Perhaps we are jumping ahead since the expanded activity system model that
includes community is presented in chapter 2 but one thing that needs to be
pointed out, since we are jumping ahead, is that the discussion of community
without discussing "rules" and "division of labor" as well as the
fundamental realtions of production, distribution, exchange, and comsumption
that YE employs within the expanded triangle, is a notable weakness of
everything i've ever seen about the meaning of community in CHAT. But I
wonder if it wouldn't be better to wait until chapter 2 before entering into
these issues.
Paul H. Dillon
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Nelson <c.nelson@mail.utexas.edu>
To: <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: community & community of practice
> David, I don't know of any good discussions on the differences, but
> AT's community of practice might actually be narrower. That is, the
> community in an activity are those subjects motivated towards the
> same object, whereas in other perspectives, it's often the people
> engaged in the same actions, whether or not they are working towards
> the same object.
>
> Charles Nelson
>
> >I am perhaps jumping ahead in our discussion of LBE (or back to our
> >discussion of community in March 2000), but I am trying to
> >understand how "community" in Yrjo's understanding of an activity
> >system differs, if at all, from the concept of "community of
> >practice" in related theorizing, such Wenger and J. Seeley Brown.
> >
> >This is a particular problem of terminology and theory for me
> >because so many people in business, distance education, etc. are
> >using the term "community or practice," with a variety of meanings.
> >And when I have tried to explain to others using "community of
> >practice" that Engestrom's concept is broader I have run into
> >confusions, my own and others'. (see, e.g.,
> >http://www.newgrange.org/dfoffice/files/community_of_practice_files_dr
> >aw.htm
> >
> >Can anyone point me to a good discussion of the differences?
> >
> >David
>
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