social collaboration

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Noun[edit]

social collaboration (countable and uncountable, plural social collaborations)

  1. A process that helps multiple people share information using interpersonal and social networks to achieve any common goal.
    • 1997, Robert S. Robins, Jerrold M. Post, Political Paranoia: The Psychopolitics of Hatred, page 70:
      Social collaboration produces such benefits as more effective food acquisition, better protection against predators, better care of young,
    • 2002, James Flood, Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, page 861:
      Finally, opportunities for social collaboration also nurture motivation. Give children the opportunity to engage in learning through collaboration with a [...].
    • 2002, Cathy Collins Block, Michael Pressley, Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices, page 230:
      An emphasis on social collaboration was seen in the arrangement of the physical classroom, including the grouping of desks and use of learning centers.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Rarely used in a work-oriented context.