Knowing depends on engagement in practice. People glean knowledge from observations of, and participation in, myriad situations and activities. Engagement is inseparable from empowerment. Meaningful participation in a community involves the power to affect the life of that community. Learning requires access and opportunity.
People have difficulty learning when they are only accorded marginal or tentative membership.
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