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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Jarvis (University of Surrey, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780415355407ISBN 10: 0415355400 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 01 December 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart 1: An Existential Theory of Learning 1. An Existential Model of Lifelong Learning 2. The Learner 3. Learning in the Social Context 4. Learning and the Nature of Experience 5. Learning through the Lifespan Part 2: Towards an Integrated Theory of Lifelong Learning 6. Action Theories 7. Cognitive Theories 8. Expressive Theories 9. Experiential Theories Part 3: Paradoxes of Learning 10. Learning and Identity 11. Learning Autonomy and Authenticity 12. Lifelong Learning: the paradoxes and problems of individualismReviews'It is easy to see how Jarvis's views are heady and stimulating intellectual fodder for workshops, and certainly learners must feel empowered by being treated as the ultimate and privileged sources of knowledge about learning. Jarvis is intellectually eclectic on a grand scale, and attempts to contextualise his views within existentialist philosophy, phenomenology, social anthropology, psycho-analysis, and many other schemes of thought. All of this is accomplished with great zest and verve.' - British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 2 2007 <p>'It is easy to see how Jarvis 's views are heady and stimulating intellectual fodder for workshops, and certainly learners must feel empowered by being treated as the ultimate and privileged sources of knowledge about learning. Jarvis is intellectually eclectic on a grand scale, and attempts to contextualise his views within existentialist philosophy, phenomenology, social anthropology, psycho-analysis, and many other schemes of thought. All of this is accomplished with great zest and verve.'<p>- British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 2 2007 <p>'It is easy to see how Jarvis s views are heady and stimulating intellectual fodder for workshops, and certainly learners must feel empowered by being treated as the ultimate and privileged sources of knowledge about learning. Jarvis is intellectually eclectic on a grand scale, and attempts to contextualise his views within existentialist philosophy, phenomenology, social anthropology, psycho-analysis, and many other schemes of thought. All of this is accomplished with great zest and verve.' <p>- British Journal of Educational Technology Vol 38 No 2 2007 Author InformationPeter Jarvis is an internationally renowned expert in the field of adult learning and continuing education. He is Professor of Continuing Education at the University of Surrey, UK, and honorary Adjunct Professor in Adult Education at the University of Georgia, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |