Which of the following describes ‘a naturally occurring and evolving collection of people who together engage in particular kinds of activity, and who come to develop and share ways of doing things – ways of talking, beliefs, values, and practices – as a result of their joint involvement in that activity’ (Galagan, 1993: 33):

a. communities of practice
b. communities of experience
c. high-performance work teams
d. knowledge hives


a. communities of practice

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