Theories of Learning

Professor Debra McGregor currently works at Oxford Brookes University. She has worked in education for nearly 40 years. She has taught in primary and secondary schools and various university settings in the UK, Europe and USA. She has led various research projects across many contexts up and down the country and within Europe. She has published many papers and books concerned with teaching and learning, the performing arts, cognitive development, the nature of creativity and close to practice research. She remains passionate about supporting education to provide the best that is possible for teachers and their students.

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• Ch1: Introducing how learning is talked aboutPart 1: Introducing theories of learningCh2: Introducing behavourism and information-processing theoriesCh3: Introducing constructivism and the agentive mindCh4: Language and meaning makingCh5: Introducing social constructivism and socioculturalismCh6: Thinking further about the social and cultural aspects of learningPart 2: Applying theory to make sense of practiceCh7: Classroom cases featuring aspects of behaviourism and information processingCh8: Classroom cases featuring aspects of constructivismCh9: Classroom cases featuring aspects of social constructivismCh10: Classroom cases featuring aspects of socioculturalism