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Learning for Life in the 21st Century (eBook, PDF)

Sociocultural Perspectives on the Future of Education

Redaktion: Wells, Gordon; Claxton, Guy

Beschreibung

United by the belief that the most significant factor in shaping the minds of young people is the cultural setting in which learning takes place, the twenty eminent contributors to this volume present new thinking on education across the boundaries of school, home, work and community.

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Autor

Gordon Wells is Professor of Education at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Guy Claxton is Visiting Professor of Learning Science at the University of Bristol.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470752081
• Artikelnr.: 38184949

Rezensionen

"Throughout, the editors achieve their stated goals, moving fromthe conceptual to the practical, and from treating younger to olderage groups. Chapter contributors, from universities and researchcenters in seven countries including the US, appear to be expertsin their areas. They present both their own research findings andreviews of others' research. [...] The book is generally organizedwell, with a synoptic afterword by Luis Moll [...] Interestedreaders should find the book useful. Summing up: Recommended.Upper-division undergraduates and above." P. M. Socoski, CityCollege, Choice, March 2003

"Learning for Life in the 21st Century is an impressiveand ambitious book." Carey Jewitt, University of London,Educational Review, Vol.55, November 2003