The emergence of complexity: rethinking education as a social science (Book review)
Author(s)
Hodge, Steven
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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Paul Hager and David Beckett have written one of the most important investigations into professional learning in recent times. The emergence of complexity: Rethinking education as a social science is a mature treatise that seeks to bring together practice theory and complexity theory, in the process advancing the concept of ‘co-present groups’ to ground their new way of thinking about learning. Throughout the long and often abstract argument, illustrations taken from previous studies by the authors and examples from writers pursuing related topics help readers to appreciate that here is a refined as well as penetrating ...
View more >Paul Hager and David Beckett have written one of the most important investigations into professional learning in recent times. The emergence of complexity: Rethinking education as a social science is a mature treatise that seeks to bring together practice theory and complexity theory, in the process advancing the concept of ‘co-present groups’ to ground their new way of thinking about learning. Throughout the long and often abstract argument, illustrations taken from previous studies by the authors and examples from writers pursuing related topics help readers to appreciate that here is a refined as well as penetrating analysis of contemporary problems in professional education, learning and development.
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View more >Paul Hager and David Beckett have written one of the most important investigations into professional learning in recent times. The emergence of complexity: Rethinking education as a social science is a mature treatise that seeks to bring together practice theory and complexity theory, in the process advancing the concept of ‘co-present groups’ to ground their new way of thinking about learning. Throughout the long and often abstract argument, illustrations taken from previous studies by the authors and examples from writers pursuing related topics help readers to appreciate that here is a refined as well as penetrating analysis of contemporary problems in professional education, learning and development.
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Journal Title
International Journal of Lifelong Education
Volume
39
Issue
5-6
Subject
Sociology
Specialist Studies in Education
Education Systems
Social Sciences
Education & Educational Research