Table of Contents

An Invitation to Conversation Part I: Theory 1. Learning in a Landscape of Practice Part II: Stories from the Landscape 2. Failure and Resilience at Boundaries: The Emotional Process of Identity Work 3. Students at the Academic-Workplace Boundary: Tourists and Sojourners in Practice-Based Education 4. Multimembership and Identification 5. Brokering Boundary Encounters Part III: Convening 6. Sytems Conveners in Complex Landscapes 7. Habiforum: Convening Stakeholders to Reinvent Spatial Planning 8. The Idea Partnership: Convening Learning Partnerships in the Compex Landscape of Special Education Part IV: Conclusions, and an Invitation to a Continued Conversation 9. Challenges for Practice-based Education

About the Author

Etienne Wenger-Trayner is an independent author, practitioner, and thought leader in the field of social learning theory and its application in various sectors.

Mark Fenton-O'Creevy is Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Open University Business School, UK. He is a National Teaching Fellow and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Steven Hutchinson is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies at the Open University. He has been a secondary school music teacher and Director of the Open University’s programme in Initial Teacher Education.

Chris Kubiak originally trained as a community psychologist. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Open University, UK.

Beverly Wenger-Trayner is a learning theorist and consultant working with systems conveners in complex settings.