Transitions and Transformations in Learning and Education

✍ Scribed by Päivi Tynjälä Prof., Ph.D., Marja-Leena Stenström Prof., Ph.D. (auth.), Päivi Tynjälä, Marja-Leena Stenström, Marjatta Saarnivaara (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 345
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The breakneck speed of change in today’s societies creates enormous challenges for educational institutions at all levels. This volume explores ways how to manage change in educational processes and contexts, focusing, in particular, on the concepts of transition and transformation. How do we educate a skilled workforce, sensitive professionals and responsive citizens who are able not only to cope with change but also to adopt required roles as agents of change? How do we prepare students and employees to cope adequately with changes and transitions in their careers and personal lives?

The first of this book’s three sections deals with the conceptual and theoretical aspects of transition, transformational processes and human development. It defines these concepts and examines the ways in which educational theory and praxis understand concepts of change and development. The second section presents empirical studies that offer differing perspectives on educational transitions, covering the lifespan from early years education to lifelong learning. The third part of the volume focuses on issues of learning and pedagogy and argues that educational practices should change with the changing world. With numerous concrete examples included in the analysis, and with studies taking a range of forms from personal histories to large-scale surveys, this new book is a major addition to the literature in a field that has key implications for our future.

The first of this book’s three sections deals with the conceptual and theoretical aspects of transition, transformational processes and human development. It defines these concepts and examines the ways in which educational theory and praxis understand concepts of change and development. The second section presents empirical studies that offer differing perspectives on educational transitions, covering the lifespan from early years education to lifelong learning. The third part of the volume focuses on issues of learning and pedagogy and argues that educational practices should change with the changing world. With numerous concrete examples included in the analysis, and with studies taking a range of forms from personal histories to large-scale surveys, this new book is a major addition to the literature in a field that has key implications for our future.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction and Overview....Pages 3-8
The Coming of the Ecological Learner....Pages 9-20
An Overview of the Concepts of Change and Development: From the Premodern to Modern Era....Pages 21-50
Transformations Toward Mature Thinking: Challenges for Education and Learning....Pages 51-66
Transition and Constitution in School/Work Relations....Pages 67-84
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Interprofessional Collaboration in Supporting Transition to School....Pages 87-101
Transitions in Individual Vocational Education Pathways: Challenges and Collaborative Solutions....Pages 103-116
Dropping Out from Apprenticeship Training as an Opportunity for Change....Pages 117-130
Higher Education Graduates’ Employment and the Uncertainty of Working Life....Pages 131-151
Motivation, Burnout, and Engagement During Critical Transitions from School to Work....Pages 153-168
The Induction Phase as a Critical Transition for Newly Qualified Teachers....Pages 169-185
Transformations in Lifelong Guidance Provision....Pages 187-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Changing World: Changing Pedagogy....Pages 205-222
Four Categories of Change Strategies for Transforming Undergraduate Instruction....Pages 223-245
Approaches to Transition Support for First Year Students in Higher Education....Pages 247-270
Mentoring as Dialogue, Collaboration and/or Assessment?....Pages 271-290
Young Men in Digital Culture: A New Form of Informal Learning?....Pages 291-306
Transgressive Learning: A Possible Vista in Higher Education?....Pages 307-325
Back Matter....Pages 327-340

✦ Subjects

Professional & Vocational Education; Higher Education; Educational Policy and Politics