1st Edition
The Passion to Learn An Inquiry into Autodidactism
Edited By Joan Solomon
Copyright 2005
240 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first book to provide a detailed overview and analysis of autodidactism, or self-education. Autodidacts' strong preference for teaching themselves is likely to manifest itself, in childhood, as a pronounced resistance to formal schooling. However, in later life, an autodidact's passion for learning will emerge as they participate in open or distance learning or even take responsibility... Read more
Introduction J. Solomon 1. Theories of Learning and the Range of Autodidactism J. Solomon 2. Are Autodidacts Creative? M. Boden 3. Children in an Interactive Science Centre H. Brooke & J. Solomon 4. Do Autodidacts Have EBD? P. Howard 5. Hom Ludens R. Hodgkin 6. Learning to be a Genetic Counsellor: Patterns of Life-world Knowledge V. Leyser da Rosa & J. Solomon 7. Autodidactism in the Workplace R. Edwards 8. Teachers' Professional Knowledge S. Lunn 9. The Scientist as Autodidact J. Ziman 10. The Autodidactic Museum in France and Other Countries P. Caro 11. The Useful Arts T. Hunkin 12. Indian Market Women and their Mathematics A. Rampal 13. How Does Resource-based Learning Help the Self Directed Learner? E. Scanlon 14. Learning Through Project Work at the University A. Paulsen 15. A Long Life of Learning J. Diamond 16. Common Features J. Solomon 17. Useful Theories, Great and Small J. Solomon Epilogue: Implications for Education J. Solomon
Biography
Joan Solomon is Senior Research Fellow and Visting Professor at the Open University, Kings College London and the University of Plymouth.
'Solomon has performed a valuable service.' - John Vorhaus, University of London
