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Contemporary Theories of Learning
Knud Illeris · 2009
76/100
👍 Worth It
This anthology does something genuinely useful — it lets Vygotsky, Bandura, and their peers explain their own frameworks in their own words, which no textbook summary can replicate. The depth varies across contributors and the writing stays firmly academic throughout, so this is a tool for graduate students and educators, not general readers. Within that audience, it is a well-regarded foundational reference.
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safety98
substance82
craft72
originality75
accuracy85
hype80
age-fit78
human-eye70
Penny’s verdict76
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