Learning for Themselves: Pathways to Independence in the Classroom

by Jeni Wilson and Kath Murdoch

In a world of rapidly changing knowledge which requires new and transferable skills, classrooms are increasingly being viewed as places where pupils learn how to learn. In order to help pupils develop new skills, teachers must encourage them to work independently and manage themselves as learners.

Learning for Themselves offers teachers a repertoire of effective strategies and frameworks to nurture independent learning. The chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415486998
• ISBN13: 9780415486996
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: David Fulton Publishers
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 11.5"