- Title
- Educational perspectives on social learning theory: antecedents and starting points for research
- Creator
- Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, Mukute, Mutizwa, Belay, Million
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- text
- Type
- report
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/436612
- Identifier
- vital:73286
- Identifier
- ISBN 978-1-919991-81-8
- Identifier
- https://transformativelearning.education/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/reviews-on-social-learning-literature.pdf
- Description
- This paper contributes to the social learning literature. It argues that there is a need to give attention to the antecedent literatures that inform understandings of the social in social learning; and the learning in social learning. These antecedent literatures (drawn mainly from sociocultural psychology, learning theory and realist social theory in this paper) are necessary in social learning research, if we are to avoid the problem of ontological collapse in social learning research. The concept of ontologi-cal collapse (after Sfard, 2006) refers to a tendency in modern sciences to objectify social processes. It is used in this paper to draw attention to the need to understand the complex social processes involved in social learn-ing (and the antecedent literatures that may enable us to do so). As such, it warns against reification in social learning research; and also warns against turning social learning into an object, devoid of complex learning processes and agentive reflexions, decision making and practices. To clar-ify this concept, the paper shares examples of instances of ontological collapse, showing that at times, the social learning literature itself can fall victim to the problem of ontological collapse. Drawing on the literature review work in two cases studies of social learning research that work carefully with the antecedent literatures, the paper demonstrates the im-portance of engaging carefully with these literatures to avoid ontological collapse in social learning research in the fields of environmental education and natural resources management.
- Format
- 92 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- SADC REEP/ Share Net
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Lotz-Sisitka, H, Mukute, M. and Belay, M., 2012. Educational perspectives on social learning theory: antecedents and starting points for research. (Re) Views on Social Learning Literature: A monograph for social learning researchers in natural resources management and environmental education’., Environmental Learning Research Centre, Rhodes University/EEASA/SADC REEP, Grahamstown
- Rights
- Publishers
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the authors
- Hits: 114
- Visitors: 114
- Downloads: 3
Collections
Lotz-Sisitka, Heila (Distinguished Professor)
RU Books and Book Chapters
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Global Change Social Learning Systems Development: Transformative Learning and Green Skills Learning (ELRC)
RU Department of Education
SDG 04. Quality Education
SDG 15. Life On Land
| Thumbnail | File | Description | Size | Format | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Details | SOURCE1 | Educational perspectives on social learning theory.pdf | 3 MB | Adobe Acrobat PDF | View Details |