One of the themes of Samuel Butler's novel ‘Erewhon’ was that when knowledge becomes experience, it tends to become part of conventional thinking. Experience and repetition tend…
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One of the themes of Samuel Butler's novel ‘Erewhon’ was that when knowledge becomes experience, it tends to become part of conventional thinking. Experience and repetition tend to dull the edge of the original conclusions, values, and propositional beliefs which gave birth to the experience. Periodically then, we need to scrutinise again what we are doing, and why we are doing it in a particular way. Hence the following article is not offered as series of critical reviews, or prescriptions for action, but as an invitation to readers to explore some of the assumptions and learner characteristics on which craft training and education is currently based, and to generate some possible options and guide lines for future policy.
In the first article, we considered the influence that an examination of learner characteristics might have on learning design for first year craft training and education. In the…
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In the first article, we considered the influence that an examination of learner characteristics might have on learning design for first year craft training and education. In the second stage of the investigation, company expectations for the first year programme were examined. These were considered together with supporting data on retention, turnover and job history of past trainees, criteria and method of their selection, company intentions for the job development of the present trainees, and the degree of adult support provided by the company.
In the first two articles, we looked at how learner characteristics and company needs might influence the design of learning. In this final article, a number of central themes are…
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In the first two articles, we looked at how learner characteristics and company needs might influence the design of learning. In this final article, a number of central themes are suggested, together with the recommendations for a reshaping of first year training and education of young craftsmen.
Neil Wilson, Michael Ross, Kevin Lafferty and Russell Jones
The concept of utilising greenspace to promote and maintain mental health predates the development of almost all current treatment modalities. Although the use of greenspace as a…
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The concept of utilising greenspace to promote and maintain mental health predates the development of almost all current treatment modalities. Although the use of greenspace as a therapeutic tool decreased throughout the 20th century, research in this area has grown exponentially over the last 20 years. This review examines the theory and increasing evidence base behind the psychological, social and physical health benefits of viewing and interacting with greenspace, and considers some of the common methodological limitations within the literature.Those who use secondary and tertiary care mental health services typically experience secondary problems due to reduced levels of social and physical activity. This review argues that the holistic benefits of greenspace make ecotherapy particularly appropriate for such a population. The review recommends that the effects of ecotherapy on those who use secondary and tertiary mental health care services be explored as part of an effort to redress the absence in the literature of quality studies in this area for this population.