Human Learning an Holistic Approach

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Author: Peter Jarvis

ISBN-10: 0415340985

ISBN-13: 9780415340984

Category: Psychology of Education

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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 learningpersonality and human learningthinking and learning stylesgender and human learninglife cycle development and human learningemotional intelligence and learningmorality and human learninglearning 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.

1Towards a philosophy of human learning : an existentialist perspective12The biology of learning163The brain and learning324Multiple intelligences theory in adult literacy education505The role of individual differences in approaches to learning666A comprehensive understanding of human learning877Cognition1018Human learning : the interrelationship of the individual and the social structures1169Morality and human learning12810Emotional intelligence and experiential learning13911The spiritual and human learning15712Fabricating new directions for women's learning : case studies in fabric crafts and fashion16813Life cycle development and human learning18314Learning trajectories : reconsidering the barriers to participation19515Human learning : the themes209