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Experiential Learning
First published 1983 · 416 pages
A rigorous, foundational exploration of how human beings transform raw experience into lasting knowledge.
What it feels like
Reading this foundational text feels like stepping into a meticulously organized architecture of the human mind. It is a steady, deeply intellectual journey that asks you to slow down and grapple with the very mechanics of how we learn and grow. The prose is undeniably academic and dense, prioritizing systematic rigor and theoretical precision over breezy readability, yet it rewards the patient reader with profound moments of clarity about their own cognitive processes. The atmosphere is one of quiet, scholarly illumination, bridging the gap between abstract philosophy and practical human development. It will deeply satisfy educators, instructional designers, and lifelong learners who crave a robust, structural understanding of how raw experience is alchemized into true knowledge.
- Mood
- intellectual
- contemplative
- structured
- illuminating
- Tone
- academic
- analytical
- authoritative
- systematic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- mechanics of understanding · lifelong growth · experience and cognition · human development
- The writing
- Dense, scholarly, and methodical, prioritizing precision and theoretical rigor over narrative flair.
- The arc
- Moves from abstract theoretical foundations to a structured, empowering framework for understanding human potential.
- Who it's for
- Educators, instructional designers, and lifelong learners fascinated by the cognitive mechanics of how we acquire knowledge.
About the book
Drawing from the intellectual origins of experiential learning in the works of John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean Piaget, this comprehensive and systematic book describes the process of experiential learning. The author proposes a model of the underlying structures of the learning process based on research in psychology, philosophy, and physiology, and bases its typology of individual learning styles and corresponding structures of knowledge in different academic disciplines and careers on this structural model. He also applies experiential learning to higher education and lifelong learning, particularly with regard to adult education.
Description from Open Library.
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