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Gau, Wen-Bing – Educational Gerontology, 2011
Although the concept of communities of practice (CoPs) has been applied to many fields, the application within the context of the senior citizens' interaction must be different from those in the vocational arena. In Toy Clinic Shops (TCSs) in Taiwan, senior volunteers together sharpen their skills of repairing toys for school children, which can…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Interpersonal Communication, Gerontology, Foreign Countries