Learning Adaptability and ChangeProfessor John Heywood SAGE, 1989 M10 28 - 224 pages This book provides a unique overview of the vital importance that education has for business, industry and government, and for society in general. It advocates that unless our educational system can teach individuals to adapt, their contribution to society, and thus society itself will be weakened. |
Contents
ADAPTATION INTELLIGENCE AND LEARNING | 1 |
PERCEPTION AND LEARNING | 17 |
SELECTING AND SHAPING THE ENVIRONMENT | 38 |
EVERYONE A MANAGER | 54 |
PATTERNS OF WORK | 70 |
INSTITUTIONS AS LEARNING SYSTEMS | 82 |
WEALTH | 104 |
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Sociedade de risco e responsabilidade socioambiental: perspectivas para a ... Jacques Demajorovic No preview available - 2001 |