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Authors: Peter Jarvis, Stella Parker
ISBN-13: 9780415340984, ISBN-10: 0415340985
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: October 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Peter Jarvis

Book Synopsis

Learning is among the most basic of human activities. The study of, and research into, learning forms a central part of educational studies. The well-respected and established authors, Jarvis and Parker, not only focus on the psychological processes of human learning, but they also examine the importance of the relationship between the body and the mind. For the first time, this book considers how our neurological, biological, emotional and spiritual faculties all impact on human learning.

Topics covered include:


  • the biology of learning

  • personality and human learning

  • thinking and learning styles

  • gender and human learning

  • life cycle development and human learning

  • emotional intelligence and learning

  • morality and human learning

  • learning in the social context.

Drawing on material from the worlds of science and social science, and with contributions from international authors, this book will be of interest to academics in a wide range of disciplines.

Table of Contents

1Towards a philosophy of human learning : an existentialist perspective1
2The biology of learning16
3The brain and learning32
4Multiple intelligences theory in adult literacy education50
5The role of individual differences in approaches to learning66
6A comprehensive understanding of human learning87
7Cognition101
8Human learning : the interrelationship of the individual and the social structures116
9Morality and human learning128
10Emotional intelligence and experiential learning139
11The spiritual and human learning157
12Fabricating new directions for women's learning : case studies in fabric crafts and fashion168
13Life cycle development and human learning183
14Learning trajectories : reconsidering the barriers to participation195
15Human learning : the themes209

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