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Most learning takes place in communities. People continually learn through their participation with others in everyday activities. Such learning is important in contemporary society because formal education cannot prepare people for a world that changes rapidly and continually. We need to live in learning communities. This collection of papers is not the definitive summary of learning in communities. It is assuredly more prolegomena than coda. Learning is increasingly recognized as a critical facet of lifetime activity, one that must become better integrated with all that people do. At the same time, community structures are increasingly recognized as a critical category of social organization – flexible and adaptable, capable of innovation and development, and yet just as strongly nurturing and supportive. The promise of learning in communities lies ahead of us. This set of essays intends to propel us all along that path.

Human-computer interaction --- Computer-assisted instruction --- Community education --- Social aspects --- Education, Community --- Education --- Popular education --- Computer-human interaction --- Human factors in computing systems --- Interaction, Human-computer --- Human engineering --- User-centered system design --- User interfaces (Computer systems) --- Adult education. --- Computer science. --- Lifelong Learning/Adult Education. --- User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. --- Informatics --- Science --- Adults, Education of --- Education of adults --- Continuing education --- Open learning --- Lifelong learning. --- User interfaces (Computer systems). --- Interfaces, User (Computer systems) --- Human-machine systems --- Lifelong education --- Lifelong learning --- Permanent education --- Recurrent education --- Adult education --- Human-computer interaction - Congresses --- Computer-assisted instruction - Congresses --- Non-formal education - Congresses --- Community education - Congresses. --- Non-formal education