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Humanities > Philosophy > Epistemology > Social constructivism

Preferred term

Social constructivism  

Definition(s)

  • The theory that knowledge is the result of social interaction and language usage, and thus is a shared, rather than an individual, experience; this interaction always occurs within a socio-cultural context, resulting in knowledge that is bound to a specific time and place [www: 1999 Online Conf. on Teaching Online in Higher Ed.]

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Synonym(s)

  • Constructionism, social
  • Constructivism, social
  • Social constructionism

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  • 118893

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-KJ44CBFB-3

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