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Life-span learning
— a developmental perspective | | Author(s) | James E Thornton |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 57, no 1, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 55-76 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Life span ; Learning capacity ; Education ; Theory ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Learning as embedded processes of development and ageing, and as a social activity over the life course, is discussed. The concept of life-span learning is proposed and outlined to discuss the presence of aspects of, and propositions in, life-span development and ageing theory. Life-span learning processes arise and continuously develop in a dynamically complex body, brain and the mind they support as essential features of development and ageing over the life course. Life-span learning processes are established by evolutionary adaptive mechanisms, enriched by challenging environments, and continuously developed in supportive social structures. These ideas are derived from evolutionary biology and psychology, the cognitive sciences, life-span development and ageing research, and adult development and learning studies. It is argued that life-span learning activities that challenge the body-mind-brain nexus are indispensable to optimise individual development and ageing. Three global interventions and their strategies that enhance life-span learning are discussed: learning to learn; learning for growth; and learning for well-being. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040405219 A |
| Classmark | BG6: DE: V: 4D: 64A |
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