Patterns of Knowledge Construction

Autor/in	Chang, Bo
Titel	Patterns of Knowledge Construction
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 68 (2018) 2, S.108-136 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713617751174
Schlagwörter	Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Learning Processes; Adult Learning; Interpersonal Relationship; Grounded Theory; Socialization; Simulation; Communities of Practice; Sociocultural Patterns; Lifelong Learning; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Handwriting; Chinese; Asian Culture; China (Shanghai) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Community; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Handschrift; China; Chinesen
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge construction patterns in a local learning community. Observation, documents, and semistructured interviews were employed to collect data. Twenty learners were interviewed. Data were analyzed inductively using the constant comparative method. Five major patterns--radiation, circulation, simulation, socialization, and contextualization--were generalized from an analysis of the data, and their applications in practice were discussed. These patterns concretize the ideas of social construction and emphasize the different aspects of learning in the process of constructing knowledge. The five patterns indicate how knowledge is socially constructed when learners interact with others and their surroundings. This article reveals the main factors that play significant roles in knowledge construction, such as social interactions, social relationships and social connections, knowledge relevance, and knowledge and its social entities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01