The learning self [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the potential for transformation / / Mark Tennant

• Autore: Tennant Mark
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.11/5
• Soggetto topico: Transformative learning; Learning, Psychology of; Adult learning
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Learning Self: Understanding the Potential for Transformation; Contents; Preface; About the Author; 1. Introduction; 2. The Authentic or Real Self; 3. The Autonomous Self; 4. The Repressed Self; 5. The Socially Constructed Self; 6. The Storied Self; 7. Knowing Oneself; 8. Controlling Oneself; 9. Caring for Oneself; 10. (Re)creating Oneself; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This new book from the award-winning author of Psychology and Adult Learning puts the spotlight on the kind of learning that brings about significant personal change. Tennant explores the techniques, processes, and practices educators can use to promote learning that leads to change and examines assumptions about self and identity, how we are formed, and our capacity for change. Throughout the book, Tennant posits that individuals can be agents in their own self-formation and change by understanding and acting on the circumstances and forces that surround and shape them. Educat
• Titolo autorizzato: The learning self
• ISBN: 1-118-20676-2; 1-280-67318-4; 9786613650115; 1-118-20674-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457275403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.