On Learning
By David ScottPublisher Description
This is a philosophical work that examines concepts as acquired dispositions. It focuses especially on the concept of learning. The many meanings of the notion of learning and their relationships to other concepts are investigated through a series of questions. The book proposes a counter-argument to empiricist conceptions of learning.
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About David Scott
David Scott is Emeritus Professor of Curriculum, Learning and Assessment at the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Social Science. His most recent books include: On Learning: A General Theory of Objects and Object-relations, UCL Press; (with B. Scott) Equalities and Inequalities in the English Education System, University College London, Institute of Education Press; and (with S. Leaton Gray) Women Curriculum Theorists: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity, Routledge.
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