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Learning for Development
Doctor Gordon Wilson
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Description for Learning for Development
Paperback. This book takes a learning approach to development, focusing on the learning that takes place through development action - be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Series: Development Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
The organizational and institutional embedding of new learning is one of the biggest challenges for development. This book in the Development Matters series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action – be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Learning for Development also demonstrates how important a critical awareness of the social dynamics of learning is for individuals and their organizations, and for building coherent policy and action. Through a number of case-studies and a wealth of interdisciplinary research, Learning for Development proposes a more flexible model ... Read more
The organizational and institutional embedding of new learning is one of the biggest challenges for development. This book in the Development Matters series takes a learning approach to development, focusing the learning that takes place through development action – be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Learning for Development also demonstrates how important a critical awareness of the social dynamics of learning is for individuals and their organizations, and for building coherent policy and action. Through a number of case-studies and a wealth of interdisciplinary research, Learning for Development proposes a more flexible model ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Development Matters
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848131989
SKU
V9781848131989
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Doctor Gordon Wilson
Hazel Johnson is Professor of Development Policy at the Open University, UK. Gordon Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Technology and Development, also at the Open University, UK.
Reviews for Learning for Development
'I commend Johnson and Wilson for this excellent book in which they reflect on the role that learning can play in development. It deals with complex issues in a style that is both considered and clear; critical and committed. It should be required reading for those who unreflectively do development' Simon McGrath, Nottingham 'Learning for Development is an exciting ... Read more