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Patterns of Social Practice: A Psychological Perspective

Patterns of Social Practice: A Psychological Perspective

Katrin Wodzicki, Johannes Moskaliuk, Ulrike Cress
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781609601447|ISBN10: 1609601440|EISBN13: 9781609601461
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-144-7.ch017
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Wodzicki, Katrin, et al. "Patterns of Social Practice: A Psychological Perspective." Investigations of E-Learning Patterns: Context Factors, Problems and Solutions, edited by Christian Kohls and Joachim Wedekind, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 257-271. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-144-7.ch017

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Wodzicki, K., Moskaliuk, J., & Cress, U. (2011). Patterns of Social Practice: A Psychological Perspective. In C. Kohls & J. Wedekind (Eds.), Investigations of E-Learning Patterns: Context Factors, Problems and Solutions (pp. 257-271). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-144-7.ch017

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Wodzicki, Katrin, Johannes Moskaliuk, and Ulrike Cress. "Patterns of Social Practice: A Psychological Perspective." In Investigations of E-Learning Patterns: Context Factors, Problems and Solutions, edited by Christian Kohls and Joachim Wedekind, 257-271. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-144-7.ch017

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Abstract

In this chapter, the application of patterns in the context of social practice will be considered from a psychological point of view. After briefly introducing the history of patterns, this chapter will discuss the specific conditions that apply for formulating and using patterns of social practice, as well as the benefits and challenges of their application. This discussion will result in four main challenges. In order to address them, the chapter presents psychological approaches that deal with the relevant issues and help to understand potential benefits of patterns of social practice. It concludes with some remaining open questions for future research. The entire chapter focuses on the structure that patterns provide, and how this structure supports the communication, exchange, and learning of social practice. The discussion of pattern writing processes (e.g., the process of shepherding) would need a motivational and practical consideration rather than a cognitive psychological one.

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