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Learning for Life in the 21st Century: Sociocultural Perspectives on the Future of Education

Learning for Life in the 21st Century: Sociocultural Perspectives on the Future of Education

by Guy Claxton (Series Editor), Gordon Wells (Editor), Gordon Wells (Editor), Guy Claxton (Series Editor)

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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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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 314
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 19 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0631223312
ISBN 13: 9780631223313

Media Reviews
Throughout, the editors achieve their stated goals, moving from the conceptual to the practical, and from treating younger to older age groups. Chapter contributors, from universities and research centers in seven countries including the US, appear to be experts in their areas. They present both their own research findings and reviews of othersa research. [...] The book is generally organized well, with a synoptic afterword by Luis Moll [...] Interested readers should find the book useful. Summing up: Recommended. Upper--division undergraduates and above. P. M. Socoski, City College, Choice, March 2003 Learning for Life in the 21st Century is an impressive and ambitious book. Carey Jewitt, University of London, Educational Review, Vol.55, November 2003
Author Bio
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.