Learning to learn : international perspectives from theory and practice / Edited by Ruth Deakin Crick, Cristina Stringher and Kai Ren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deakin Crick, Ruth, 1955- editor.

Stringher, Cristina, editor.

Ren, Kai, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Learning.

Cognitive learning.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

xv, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

Learning to Learn provides a much needed overview and international guide to the field of learning to learn from a multidisciplinary lifelong and lifewide perspective. A wealth of research has been flourishing on this key educational goal in recent years. Internationally, it is considered to be one of the key competencies needed to compete in the global economy, but also a crucial factor for individual and social well-being. This book draws on leading international contributors to provide a cutting-edge overview of current thinking on learning to learn research, policy, and implementation in both formal and informal learning environments. But what learning to learn is exactly, and what its constituting elements are, are much debated issues. These seem to be the crucial questions if assessment and development of this 'malleable side of intelligence' are to be accomplished. The approach of this volume is to consider a broad conception of learning to learn, not confined to only study strategies or metacognition, yet acknowledging the importance of such elements. The book sets out to answer five main questions: What is learning to learn? What are its functions and how do we assess it? How is it conceived in national curricula internationally? How can it be developed in a variety of contexts? The text is organized into two parts: the first addresses the core question of the nature of learning to learn from a theoretical and policy viewpoint, and the second presents recent research carried out in several educational systems, with special attention to assessment and curriculum. It gives an account of pedagogical practices of learning to learn and its role in individual empowerment from childhood to adulthood. Contributors also highlight the potential use of learning to learn as an organizing concept for lifelong learning, school improvement, and teacher training along with potential conflicts with existing incentive practices and policies. This book is a vital starting point and guide for any advanced student or researcher looking to understand this important area of research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Theory 7

1 What is learning to learn? A learning to learn process and output model / Cristina Stringher Stringher, Cristina 9

Chapter 1 appendix 33

2 Learning to learn, know, and reason / Andreas Demetriou Demetriou, Andreas 41

3 Learning to learn: a complex systems perspective / Ruth Deakin Crick Crick, Ruth Deakin 66

4 Learning to learn for the individual and society / Aureliana Alberici Alberici, Aureliana, Paolo Di Rienzo Rienzo, Paolo Di 87

5 Learning to learn from a Confucian perspective: insight from China / Kai Ren Ren, Kai 105

Part II International research and practice 125

6 Learning to learn in early childhood: home and preschool influences on Chinese learners / Nirmala Rao Rao, Nirmala, Jin Sun Sun, Jin, Li Zhang Zhang, Li 127

7 Learning to learn at a whole-system level: development of the South Australian Teaching for Effective Learning Framework / Chris Goldspink Goldspink, Chris, Margot Foster Foster, Margot 145

8 Learning to learn in Finland: theory and policy, research and practice / Jarkko Hautamaki Hautamaki, Jarkko, Sirkku Kupiainen Kupiainen, Sirkku 170

Chapter 8 appendix 195

9 The Spanish approach to learning to learn / Amparo Moreno Moreno, Amparo, Elena Martin Martin, Elena 196

10 School improvement for learning: principles for a theoretically oriented practice / Cristina Stringher Stringher, Cristina 214

11 Using a 360 degree assessment model to support learning to learn / Barbara L. McCombs McCombs, Barbara L. 241

12 Learning to learn in practice in non-formal education / Paul Kloosterman Kloosterman, Paul 271

13 Learning to learn, lifewide and lifelong learning: reflections on the New Zealand experience / Rosemary Hipkins Hipkins, Rosemary, Bronwen Cowie Cowie, Bronwen 289

14 Learning to learn with Indigenous Australians / Julianne Willis Willis, Julianne 306.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415656238

0415656230

9780415656245

0415656249

OCLC:

866766474