Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-0019 : Susan M. Holloway
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
CASAE: Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education
Volume
2014
First Page
107
Last Page
110
Abstract
Conferences can be understood as important lifelong learning sites for adults engaged in a variety of pursuits. As conferences often draw together people to focus on a particular topic, whether it relates to workplace learning, leisure, or health, they may be seen as avenues for fostering what Wenger (1998) terms as “communities of practice”. This paper explores how lifelong learning at conferences is linked to the members of a community of practice, the organization of the event, and the effects of new technologies.
Recommended Citation
Gouthro, Patricia A. and Holloway, Susan M.. (2014). Conferences as lifelong learning sites: Engaging with different communities of practice. CASAE: Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, 2014, 107-110.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/educationpub/40