ABSTRACT

Learning is among the most basic of human activities. The study of learning, and research into learning is becoming a central part of educational studies. This is a comprehensive introduction to contemporary theories and modern practices of learning. Updated and expanded, this second edition should be of interest to teachers, facilitators, human resource developers and students of education. The contents cover: lifelong learning; the social background to learning; cognitivist theory; types of learning; learning using ICT; and philosophical reflections on learning.

chapter 1|12 pages

The emergence of lifelong learning

chapter 2|11 pages

The social background of lifelong learning

chapter 3|8 pages

Behaviourist approaches to learning

chapter 5|11 pages

Social learning

chapter 6|15 pages

Experiential learning

chapter 7|8 pages

Types of learning

chapter 8|13 pages

Culture and learning

chapter 10|13 pages

Contracts and learning

chapter 11|13 pages

Open and distance learning

chapter 12|15 pages

Work-based and problem-based learning

chapter 13|13 pages

The learning organization

chapter 14|14 pages

Assessing learning

chapter |14 pages

References

chapter 1|1 pages

The emergence of lifelong learning

chapter 5|1 pages

Social learning

chapter 8|1 pages

Culture and learning

chapter 9|1 pages

Self-directed learning

chapter 10|1 pages

Contracts and learning

chapter 12|1 pages

Work-based and problem-based learning

chapter 13|2 pages

The learning organization