{"product_id":"9780470393369","title":"The Learning Self Understanding the Potential for Transformation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Learning Self\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding the Potential for Transformation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Tennant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Adult \u0026amp; Continuing Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Learning Self\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new book from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePsychology and Adult Learning\u003c\/i\u003e puts the spotlight on the kind of learning that brings about significant personal change. Tennant explores the techniques, processes, and practices educators can use to promote learning that leads to change and examines assumptions about self and identity, how we are formed, and our capacity for change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Learning Self\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the different concepts of self and how they frame our understanding of personal transformation. The book opens with an exploration of the key concepts of self, identity, and subjectivity. The remaining chapters fall into two distinct groups. The first comprises chapters dealing with different versions of the self: The Authentic or Real Self, The Autonomous Self, The Repressed Self, The Socially Constructed Self, and The Storied Self. Tennant's aim in each case is to analyze the issues that each conception of the self presents and to comment on the implications for learning for personal change. The second group of chapters—Knowing Oneself, Controlling Oneself, Caring for Oneself, and (Re)creating Oneself—analyze general interventions to change the self. Although the focus in these chapters is on techniques and methods, the author highlights the versions of the self being promoted in their use.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Tennant posits that individuals can be agents in their own self-formation and change by understanding and acting on the circumstances and forces that surround and shape them.Educators, he argues, must be open to different theoretical ideas and practices while simultaneously valuing these practices and viewing them with a critical eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK TENNANT\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of education at the University of Technology, Sydney, where he has held the positions of dean of the University Graduate School and dean of the Faculty of Education. He was the recipient of the Cyril O. Houle Award for Literature in Adult Education for his book \u003ci\u003ePsychology and Adult Learning\u003c\/i\u003e and is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLearning and Change in the Adult Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 March 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470393369\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380494561420,"sku":"9780470393369","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470393369_9550c286-6c73-4274-8528-635d02d3931e.jpg?v=1781091518","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470393369","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}