ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book reports on attempts at measuring some aspects, precursors, and dimensions of learning to learn, although a systematic approach to assessment of this competence is yet to be developed. It explores to generate debate, to link learning communities, and to make a contribution to the ways in which societies worldwide are seeking to re-imagine their education systems. More than ever before, the development of learning to learn is seen as crucial for success in the complex, unpredictable, and data-drenched world we share. Learning to Learn is both a process and an outcome of formal education, together with other trans-disciplinary and life wide competences. Dialogue between research and practice is crucial to underpin this movement, generating a discipline of research-informed practice that frames and informs both commercial and policy interests.
