Bridging among Ethnic Communities by Cross-cultural Communities of Practice

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dc.contributor.authorStevens, Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorVeith, Michael
dc.contributor.authorWulf, Volker
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T12:06:16Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T12:06:16Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractThe integration of immigrants is a big challenge for western societies. In this paper we describe how to bridge between ethnically defined communities by means of computer-supported project work. Our approach is grounded in socio-cultural theories of learning, especially Community of Practice (CoP). To evaluate our approach, we have built up a computer club in a multi cultural neighbourhood of the city of Bonn. Parents and children of mainly German and Turkish origin work jointly to create multimedia artefacts. These artefacts represent aspects of the neighbourhood’s recent history. The paper describes the project and its theoretical background. We also provide empirical findings to evaluate our approach.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/1-4020-3591-8_20
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4020-3591-3
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer London, Dordrecht Amsterdam
dc.relation.ispartofCommunities and Technologies: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Communities and Technologies 2005
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCommunities and Technologies
dc.titleBridging among Ethnic Communities by Cross-cultural Communities of Practice
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage396
gi.citation.startPage377
gi.conference.locationMilano, Italy
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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