Title: Experiential learning : experience as the source of learning and development /
Authors: Kolb, David A., 1939-
Year: 2015
Subjects: Experiential learning; Learning by discovery
Abstract: Experiential learning is a singularly powerful approach to teaching and learning that is based on the fact that people learn best through experience. In this extensively updated book, the author offers the most complete and up-to-date statement of the theory of experiential learning and its modern applications in education, work, and adult development.
Contents: pt. 1. Experience and learning. The foundations of contemporary approaches to experiential learning -- The process of experiential learning -- pt. 2. The structure of learning and knowledge. Structural foundations of the learning process -- Individuality in learning and the concept of learning styles -- The structure of knowledge -- pt. 3. Learning and development. The experiential learning theory of development -- Learning and development in higher education -- Lifelong learning and integrative development.