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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