The theory behind a community of practice was first introduced by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991). Firstly described within their novel Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (1992)‚ yet their theory was not noticeably defined until Penelope Eckert (2006) gave this theory the title community of practice. Eckert defines a community of practice as “a collection of people who engage in an ongoing basis in some common endeavor” (Eckert‚ 2006) which is exactly what we see within the
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ERG Theory The ERG Theory is a motivational theory derived from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This theory was established in order to better serve employees of different organizations. Maslow’s Hierarchy was seen as not sufficient enough because of the idea that individuals could not go back and forth through the different needs. Different people are motivated differently and that is why the ERG theory was developed (Huitt‚ 2001). Motivation can be different for everyone‚ and in order to understand
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It is sometimes said that it is not how you play the game‚ but whether you win or lose. In considering the theory of strain‚ what social programs have been developed to address the strain theory and discuss how effective you feel they are? The Strain Theory attempts to explain how factors such as poverty‚ homelessness‚ lack of parenting and lack of opportunity are a major contributor to crime and the forming of delinquent subcultures. In order to circumvent these factors programs and resources
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Classical Management theory and Human Relations theory have played an vital role in the history of modern management .It is two qualitative leap of modern management system. As two relatively complete system of Management theory‚ Classical Management theory and Human Relations theory has made its own unique contribution. This essay aims to identify key similarities and differences between two theory by comparing detailed aspects which including focus‚ the comprehension of structure ‚basic assumptions
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Research and Theories Terrie Gill Unit 1 IP Dear‚ Police Captain; To start off I would just like to give thanks for my opportunity to join you in your work. As an expert in the Criminal Justice Field‚ I would like to share my expertise to help you determine a solution to your new citywide crime prevention strategy. The four areas of research theories that I would like to review are deductive‚ inductive‚ grounded‚ and axiomatic. The first thing I am going to do is give a generalization of
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no lone pair in molecules the two geometries are same. PART C VSEPR Theory (Valence Shared Electron Pair Repulsion Theory) Syllabus: Various rules under VSEPR theory to explain molecular geometry (following examples may be taken to explain various rules- BeCl2‚ BF3‚ CH4 ‚ NH4+ ‚ PCl5 ‚ SF6‚ IF7‚ SnCl2 ‚ NH3‚ H2O‚ SF4‚ ClF3‚ ICl2‚ ICl4‚ BrF5‚ XeF6‚ SOF4‚ COF2‚ PCl3‚ PBr3‚ PI3‚ F2O‚ H2S). Limitations of VSEPR theory. How to draw VSEPR geometry? To predict the shape of a covalent molecule
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The Theory Of Obedience The purpose of this essay is to describe and evaluate Milgram ’s theory on obedience. The essay will outline the theory‚ the famous experiment‚ the findings from the experiment‚ and the subsequent studies that have strengthened and weakened the plausibility of the theory. What is the Theory Of Obedience? Milgram (1974) stated: ’A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do‚ irrespective of the content of the act and without limitations of conscience
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Feminism is the theory of ‘social‚ political and economic equality of the sexes’ (Mathews‚ Class Notes‚ slide 3). Bell Hooks‚ more formally know as Gloria Jean Watkins born September 25th in 1952‚ is an American author‚ social activist and Feminist. Watkins took her pen name ‘bell hooks’ from her great grandmother Bell Blair Hooks‚ but uses the name in all lowercase letters to distinguish herself from her great grandmother. She held a leading role in the Second Wave of Feminism which lasted from
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- - - - - - - 2 I. Piaget’s Cognitive Development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 II. Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 III. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 7 IV. Vygotsky’s Socio Cultural Theory of Development- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 V. Learners with Exceptionalities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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1986; Roy‚ 1983; 1997; Roy & Andrews‚ 1991‚ 1999). According to Roy (personal communication‚ March 6‚ 1986)‚ her major professional interest is the development of nursing as a scientific and humanistic discipline with an articulated and tested theory base that directs nursing practice and nursing education. Her clinical and research interests focus on neuroscience nursing and are aimed at understanding basic human cognitive processes‚ particularly cognitive recovery in persons with head
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