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Knud Illeris (born 7 March 1939) is a
Danish
scientist and
professor of
lifelong learning. His work mainly revolves around the way adults learn and continue to do so. Illeris' work both as
author and
editor is widely renowned and published in more than ten countries, including
China,
Germany and the
Netherlands.
[1] In 2005 Knud Illeris was made Honorary Adjunct Professor of
Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York City.
Other objectives of his work are skill development and workplace learning.
Illeris' concept of
learning is based on his idea of three dimensions of learning and competence development.
[2]: 10 These three main dimensions are Functionality, Sensitivity and Integration.
Functionality refers to the learning content and the individual's capacity and understanding thereof.
Sensitivity stresses the importance of the individual's incentive for learning: motivation, emotion and volition.
The final dimension is that of Integration: the ways in which the individual can adhere the learning to make sense to him. This dimension focuses on
interaction with fellow learners or the environment.
These are the core elements of Illeris' learning theory, but all in all he maintains a very broad concept of learning, which is illustrated in his editing of the book Contemporary Theories of Learning.
[2]
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for academics. (April 2011) |
Knud Illeris (born 7 March 1939) is a
Danish
scientist and
professor of
lifelong learning. His work mainly revolves around the way adults learn and continue to do so. Illeris' work both as
author and
editor is widely renowned and published in more than ten countries, including
China,
Germany and the
Netherlands.
[1] In 2005 Knud Illeris was made Honorary Adjunct Professor of
Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York City.
Other objectives of his work are skill development and workplace learning.
Illeris' concept of
learning is based on his idea of three dimensions of learning and competence development.
[2]: 10 These three main dimensions are Functionality, Sensitivity and Integration.
Functionality refers to the learning content and the individual's capacity and understanding thereof.
Sensitivity stresses the importance of the individual's incentive for learning: motivation, emotion and volition.
The final dimension is that of Integration: the ways in which the individual can adhere the learning to make sense to him. This dimension focuses on
interaction with fellow learners or the environment.
These are the core elements of Illeris' learning theory, but all in all he maintains a very broad concept of learning, which is illustrated in his editing of the book Contemporary Theories of Learning.
[2]