Developing the public health workforce: A 'communities of practice' perspective

Sara Mallinson, Jennie Popay, Ute Kowarzik, Sara Mackian

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Abstract

The qualitative research described in this article aims to explore the dynamics of routine public health practice and policy within two local health systems. Using a theoretical framework drawn from social science and management literatures on 'communities of practice' (Wenger, 1998), we seek to illuminate the values and ideas that shape the way in which public health practice and policy making is 'done' on a routine basis. In particular, we suggest that people's narratives about their daily work resonate with the concepts of engagement, peripheral participation and marginalisation used in the communities of practice literature. © The Policy Press, 2006.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-285
Number of pages20
JournalPolicy & Politics
Volume34
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2006

Keywords

  • Communities of practice
  • Learning
  • Public health

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