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Participation and Reification: Meanings and Applications

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Based on the article “Participation and Reification: Two Basic Design Principles for Mathematics Professional Development Programs” (Gómez-Blancarte & Miranda, 2021), this commentary aims to discuss how Wenger’s concepts of participation and reification may be used in the design of a MPDP. The meanings of participation and reification and how their dialectical relation was applied and reflected in the MPDP design. Several related applications to participation and reification are discussed and three aspects are proposed for future studies.

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S’inspirant de l’article intitulé « Participation and Reification: Two Basic Design Principles for Mathematics Professional Development Programs (La participation et la réification: deux principes conceptuels fondamentaux applicables aux programmes de développement professionnels en mathématiques)» (Gómez-Blancarte et Miranda, 2021), ce commentaire a pour but d’examiner comment les concepts de participation et de réification de Wenger peuvent servir à l’élaboration d’un PDPM; les sens donnés aux termes participation et réification; et comment leur relation dialectique s’applique et se trouve reflétée dans la conception du PDPM. On y discute de plusieurs applications interreliées pertinentes à la participation et à la réification et on propose que trois aspects soient l’objet de recherches futures.

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Qi, C., Liang, H. Participation and Reification: Meanings and Applications. Can. J. Sci. Math. Techn. Educ. 22, 474–480 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42330-022-00217-2

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