In today's society of knowledge and information, the issue of lifelong learning is of critical importance both for shaping policy and practice and for the individual experience of learning.
The book The Way We Learn: The Multiple Dimensions of Learning in Formal and Informal Education deals with fundamental issues of learning processes, critically evaluating different types of learning as well as the barriers to it.
It also addresses a number of other significant topics, such as learning and the body, the findings of modern research on learning and brain functions, self-perception, motivation, skill development, intelligence, learning styles, learning in relation to gender or age, learning in schools or workplaces, online-based learning, and the role of educational policy.
The book introduces the reader to the latest international research on learning processes, while also representing an innovative contribution to the understanding of learning. It examines all the key factors that lead to a holistic understanding of what learning truly is and how and why learning and non-learning occur.
As the book incorporates the latest research findings, it enhances critical thinking and presents a contemporary progressive view of the subject.
