Different Learning Process Experienced by Health Professionals Participating in a Community of Practice
The purpose of this paper is to describe the learning process that can be experienced by the participants of a community of practice designed based on a constructivist perspective of professional development. Data was analyzed according to Jarvis’ model of human learning (2010). Results reveals that Jarvis’ all four types of learning process, e.g. non-reflective learning, reflective or thoughtful or even a lack of immediate learning, can be experienced within a community of practice. Some learning processes can dominate according to the personal predispositions of the learners. These predispositions and the life-world influence the interpretation of the experience and therefore learning to practice and the person more experienced.