On the definition of learning / edited by Ane Qvortrup, Merete Wiberg, Gerd Christensen & Mikala Hansbøl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Qvortrup, Ane, editor.

Wiberg, Merete, editor.

Christensen, Gerd, editor.

Hansbøl, Mikala, editor.

Danish Council for Independent Research (Culture and Communication), sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

339 pages : illustrations, charts ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Odense : University Press of Southern Denmark, 2016.

Summary:

"This book is a first publication in the 'On the definition of learning' network. The network arose out of the aspiration to study the phenomenon of learning in depth and to understand its complex relationship to empirical investigation and teaching. Based on the assumption that it is important to be sensitive to the variety of concepts and theories of learning in the field, and to continue to cultivate that variety, the book takes a step towards actively and critically engaging the various approaches in the field of learning theory. At the same time it emphasizes the complex relationships that exist between conceptualizations of learning and the empirical phenomenon of learning and teaching. It discusses how conceptualizations of learning are put to work in educational contexts and how the normative aspects of learning in relation to discussions of what is considered worth learning influence the formative processes of human development." --back cover.

Contents:

Introduction / Ane Qvortrup, Merete Wiberg, Gerd Christensen & Mikala Hansbøl

What should we demand of a definition of 'learning'? / Esben Nedenskov Petersen, Caroline Schaffalitzky de Muckadell & Rolf Hvidtfeldt

Articulating a base for the development of a concept of learning / Nina Bonderup Dohn

The normative aspect of learning / Merete Wiberg

Realism and learning / Oliver Kauffmann

How we learn / Steen Beck

'Situated learning' - beyond apprenticeship and social constructionism / Gerd Christensen

On defining learning from a social-ontological perspective / Klaus Nielsen

The mistake to mistake learning theory for didactics / Ane Qvortrup & Tina Bering Keiding

Student notes as a mediating tool for learning in school subjects / Torben Spangt Christensen

What's space to learning? / Rie Troelsen

Learning from a social practice theoretical perspective / Maj Sofie Rasmussen

An interview with Paul Cobb

An interview with Christopher Winch

An interview with Knud Illeris

An interview with Anna Sfard.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788776748760

8776748766

OCLC:

957744622