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Informationen zum Autor Peter Jarvis is Professor of Continuing Education at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Mary Watts is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at City University, London, UK. Klappentext The aim of this handbook is to present an overview of the work on learning, written by leading scholars from all these different perspectives and disciplines. Zusammenfassung The aim of this handbook is to present an overview of the work on learning, written by leading scholars from all these different perspectives and disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Learning - an overview Part 1 Learning and the Person Senses Cognitions Skills and roles Emotions Embodiment Gender Identity Personality, Personality Traits and Learning Styles Non-learning Part 2 Learning across the Lifespan Prenatal and the First Year Early Childhood The School Years Adolescence Adulthood Mid-life Older Adults Biography Development Part 3 Learning across the Disciplines Philosophy Ethics e.g. indoctrination, socialisation Psychology - cognitive and evolutionary Sociology Anthropology Politics Geography/Cultural differences Biology - evolution and genetics Pharmacology Neuroscience Physiology Part 4 Meaning Systems' Interpretation Buddhist Christian Confucianism Hindu Islamic Jewish Part 5 Learning Sites Informal learning - everyday living Formal learning - school Non-formal learning - work Learning and the inter-relationship of the sites of learning in everyday living Self-directed learning e-learning Part 6 Learning and Disability Physical disabilities Autism, dyslexia and dyscalculia and other learning difficulties Part 7 Historical and Contemporary Learning Theorists Pavlov, Watson, Skinner Piaget Vigotsky Dewey Bruner Gardner Jarvis Illeris Mezirow Engestrom Concluding Discussion
