Making Sense of the Learning Turn: Why and In What Sense Toys, Organizations, Economies, and Cities are Learning [Hardcover]

The main focus of this volume is to increase our understanding of the learning turn referring, in this book, to the frequent occurrence and usage of terms in the last few decades where the word learning is the premodifier, such as learning city and learning organization .From learning toy and learning society to learning city and learning organization , what is meant by learning ?The main focus of this volume is to increase our understanding of the learning turn referring, in this book, to the frequent occurrence and usage of terms in the last few decades where the word learning is the premodifier. The authors also offer insights into the use of the word learning as a premodifier in the future and discuss what, if anything, may replace it, such as knowledge (as in knowledge management ) and smart (as in smart city ).An extensive range of academic disciplines are covered including political science, economics, human geography, philosophy, linguistics, higher education, working life science, management and organization, and marketing.While a single, overall, unified conclusion is not provided,Making Sense of the Learning Turnpresents a variety of voices and perspectives. Some contributors are critical towards the learning turn, explaining it in terms of fashion-following, manipulation, and seduction. Others interpret the learning turn more lightly or suggest a more collective form of learning as an alternative to the individualization of learning that some authors argue has been the case thus far.Foreword,Norman LongworthList of ContributorsPART I. THE LEARNING TURN: A BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION1. Toward an Increased Understanding of the Learning Turn: Background and Introduction,Anders ?rtenblad2. On the Usage of the Premodifier Learning Among Scholars and Practitioners,Anders ?rtenblad3. Linguistic Modifiers and the Construction of Concept Meaning,Bertus van RooyPART IIlsÁ