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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458396303321

Autore

Collins Janet

Titolo

Manifesto for learning [[electronic resource] /] / Janet Collins, Joe Harkin and Melanie Nind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2002

ISBN

1-281-29823-9

9786611298234

1-84714-414-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in lifelong learning

Altri autori (Persone)

HarkinJoe

NindMelanie

Disciplina

370.1523

Soggetti

Learning

Learning, Psychology of

Group work in education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 What Is Our Understanding of Learning?; 2 Learning in Infancy - A Model For Life?; 3 How Can We Enhance Learning Through Relationships?; 4 Why Does Communication Break Down?; 5 Learner Perspectives - Why Start Here?; 6 Do Teachers' Perspectives Matter?; 7 Collaborative Learning and Collaborative Teaching; 8 Collaborating in Learning Communities; 9 Talking about Communication; 10 A Manifesto for Learning; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What makes people learn effectively? What can we do to promote more effective learning?Innumerable researchers have studied these important and urgent questions, yet their findings tend to be fragmentary and disparate. Now Janet Collins, Joe Harkin and Melanie Nind provide the big picture. Drawing on research from all sectors of education the authors show that effective learning depends crucially on a few easily understood principles. These principles hold true regardless of the age or nature of