Co-operative Learning - a Contextual Framework
Co-operative Learning - a Contextual Framework
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合作学习——情境框架
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2011
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Alan L. Wilkins
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Alan L. Wilkins
Co-operative learning (CL) is more complex than might be apparent from an initial impression of a group of learners learning together. This paper attempts to provide a framework by clarifying all the contexts associated with what is currently understood as CL. The historical and philosophical perspectives of Owen, Dewey, Holt and Holmes are introduced to illustrate that our current thinking is not new. Recent contributions by educational thinkers on values, methods and brain science lead to a contemporary account of this pedagogic (educational theory and practice) approach. Related fields of practice are acknowledged (group work, group development, experiential learning and education for enterprise) that all contribute to a fuller interpretation of the wider parameters of CL. The close association with co-operative development as a social movement in the UK is detailed as a distinct contribution to the exploration and provision of CL in this country and abroad. Finally applications to current social and economic concerns (active citizenship, community cohesion, identity and belonging) place CL at the centre of an entitlement for all learners whatever their age. The success of meaningful co-operative educational programmes using diverse CL approaches demands considerable skill and dedication of the educator/facilitator/mediator committed to a belief that places the learner at the heart of all they do in education.