Bringing together a wide-ranging selection of articles, written by elite of internationally-renowned scholars, this four-volume collection aims to provide an overview of the many theories of learning, from Aristotle to the present day.

VOLUME ONE : PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF LEARNING Intellectual Evolution from Adolescence to Adulthood - Jean Piaget Social Learning Theory and Developmental Psychology: The Legacies of Robert Sears and Albert Bandura - Joan Grusec System and Lifeworld, and the Conditions of Learning in Late Modernity - Stephen Kemmis Human Agency and the Curriculum - Hanan Alexander Michel Foucault on Education: A Preliminary Theoretical Overview - Roger Deacon Carl Rogers (1902 - 1987) - Fred Zimring On the Path towards Thinking: Learning from Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Steiner - Bo Dahlin Rousseau on Learning: A Re-Evaluation - Christopher Winch Learning Democratic Reason: The Adult Education Project of Jurgen Habermas - Stephen Brookfield Myths of Paulo Freire - Kathleen Weiler Learning Considered within a Cultural Context: Confucian and Socratic Learning - Roger Tweed and Darrin Lehman Habituated Reason: Aristotle and the ′Paradox of Moral Education′ - Kristjan Kristjansson Cognitive Development through Social Interaction: Vygotsky and Piaget - Barbara Rogoff Where Is the Mind? Constructivist and Sociocultural Perspectives on Mathematical Development - Paul Cobb Multiple Intelligences Go to School: Educational Implications of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences - Howard Gardner and Thomas Hatch Culture, Mind and Education - Jerome Bruner Vertical and Horizontal Discourses: An Essay - Basil Bernstein Learning - Marilyn Strathern VOLUME TWO: MODELS OF LEARNING Learning Styles and Pedagogy in Post-16 Learning: A Systematic and Critical Review - Frank Coffield et al Dialogical Relationship between Identity and Learning - M. Beatrice Ligorio Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning - John Seely Brown, Allan Collins and Paul Diguid Beyond Discontinuity: Expansive Organizational Learning Remembered - Yrjo Engestrom, Hannele Kerosuo and Anu Kajamaa A MacIntyrian Perspective on Organizational Learning - John Halliday and Mary Johnsson What Happened to the Promise? A Critical (Re)Orientation of Two Sociocultural Learning Traditions - Kim Niewolny and Arthur Wilson Vygotsky, Tutoring and Learning - David Wood and Heather Wood Aporias, Webs and Passages: Doubt as an Opportunity to Learn - Nicholas Burbules Notes on a Theory of Instruction - Jerome Bruner The Development of Meta-Cognitive Knowledge in Children and Adolescents: Major Trends and Implications for Education - Wolfgang Schneider The Learning Way: Meta-Cognitive Aspects of Experiential Learning - Alice Y. Kolb and David A. Kolb ′Learning Careers′ or ′Assessment Careers′? The Impact of Assessment Systems on Learning - Kathryn Ecclestone and John Pryor First-Hand Learning through Intent Participation - Barbara Rogoff et al On Two Metaphors for Learning and the Dangers of Choosing Just One - Anna Sfard Howard Gardner: The Myth of Multiple Intelligences - John White Reframing the Concept of Reflection: Consciousness, Experiential Learning and Reflective Learning Practices - Richard Jordi On Critical Reflection - Jack Mezirow The Evolution of John Mezirow′s Transformative Learning Theory - Andrew Kitchenham VOLUME THREE: RELATIONS WITH CURRICULUM, PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT Meaning and Values in Test Validation: The Science and Ethics of Assessment - Samuel Messick Assessment and Classroom Learning - Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam The Power of Feedback - John Hattie and Helen Timperley Assessment in Context - Howard Gardner Developing the Theory of Formative Assessment - Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam Assessment and Learning: Differences and Relationships between Formative and Summative Assessment - Wynne Harlen and Mary James High Stakes Testing, Educational Aims and Ideals, and Responsible Assessment - Harvey Siegel Influence of a Teacher′s Scaffolding Moves during Child-Led Small Group Discussions - May Jadallah et al Scaffolding Practices That Enhance Mathematics Learning - Julia Anghileri Effective Teaching and Learning: Scaffolding Revisited - Joan Bliss, Mike Askew and Sheila Macrae Scaffolding in Teacher-Student Interaction: A Decade of Research - Janneke van de Pol, Monique Volman and Jos Beishuizen Effects of Problem-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis from the Angle of Assessment - David Gijbels et al Transformative Learning in the Perspective of a Comprehensive Learning Theory - Knud Illeris An Exploration of Meaning and the Dialogue between Textbooks and Teaching - Cleo Cherryholmes VOLUME FOUR: THEMES AND ISSUES IQ, Racism and the Eugenics Movement - Clyde Chitty Towards a Theory and Practice for Whole-Person Learning: Reconceptualizing Experience and the Role of Affect - Lyle Yorks and Elizabeth Kasl Informal Learning in the Workplace - Michael Eraut Everyday Scholars: Framing Informal Learning in Terms of Academic Disciplines and Skills - Kaela Jubas Learning from Other People in the Workplace - Michael Eraut Analyzing Trajectories of Professional Learning in Changing Workplaces - Harry Daniels Engestrom′s Version of Activity Theory: A Conservative Praxis? - James Avis Reading Positions and Practices in the Classroom - Peter Freebody, Allan Luke and Pam Gilbert Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking - Sharon Bailin et al Conceptualizing Critical Thinking - Sharon Bailin et al Learning and Teaching: A Theory of Action Perspective - Chris Argyris Apprenticeship as a Conceptual Basis for a Social Theory of Learning - David Guile and Michael Young Toward an Holistic Theory of Knowledge and Adult Learning - Baiyin Yang Tales from the Dark Side: A Phenomenography of Adult Critical Reflection - Stephen Brookfield Learning about Learning: A Conundrum and a Possible Resolution - Ronald Barnett Rhizoactivity: Toward a Postmodern Theory of Lifelong Learning - Dae Joong Kang Conflict Resolution and Transformative Pedagogy: A Grounded Theory Research Project on Learning in Higher Education - Betts Fetherston and Rhys Kelly Frontier Crossings: Cultural Dissonance, Intercultural Learning and the Multicultural Personality - Michael Allan (S)excerpts from a Life Told: Sex, Gender and Learning Disability - Chrissie Rogers