ABSTRACT

In section 3.1 it was maintained as something quite fundamental that all learning has a content – there is otherwise no point in speaking of learning – and it was stated that the content could, for example, have the character of knowledge, skills, opinions, understanding, insight, meaning, attitudes, qualifications and/or competence. But it can also be seen in a broader perspective and have the character of more general cultural acquisition, or it could be related to the method of working or have the character of ‘learning to learn’, as it is called in more popular terminology. Moreover, important personal qualities such as independence, self-confidence, responsibility, ability to cooperate, and flexibility are also elements that to a high degree can be developed and strengthened through learning. But this is something that also involves the two other learning dimensions and which I, therefore, will return to in Chapter 8.