Style differences in cognition, learning, and management : theory, research, and practice /

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Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2011.
Description:xvi, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Routledge series in management, organization, and society ; 10
Management, organizations and society (London, England) ; v. 10.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8151354
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Other authors / contributors:Rayner, Stephen.
Cools, Eva, 1977-
ISBN:9780415801997
0415801990
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1. Setting the Scene: The Journey toward a Paradigm Shift
  • Part I. The Theory of Style Differences
  • 2. Determining Cognitive Styles: Historical Perspective and Directions for Further Research
  • 3. Basic Psychometrics for Model Building and the Validation of Cognitive Style
  • 4. The Theory of Mental Self-Government Grows Up: Where Has it Led the Field after 21 Years?
  • 5. The Learning Flexibility Index: Assessing Contextual Flexibility in Learning Style
  • 6. Further Understanding Learning in Higher Education: A Systematic Review on Longitudinal Research Using Vermunt's Learning Pattern Model
  • Part II. Personal Diversity: Style Differences in Thinking, Learning, and Knowledge Acquisition
  • 7. Assessing the Distribution of Learning and Adaptive Styles in an MBA Program
  • 8. Kolb's Learning Styles and Approaches to Learning through the Use of Students' Critical Questions
  • 9. Relating Knowledge Structures to Learning Styles and University Teaching
  • 10. Illustrating a Complementary Paradigm for Styles Research: From a Third-Person to a Second-Person Perspective
  • 11. Teaching Secondary Teachers about Style: Should We Do it?
  • 12. Patterns in Student Learning and Teacher Learning: Similarities and Differences
  • 13. Enhancing Feedback Practice: A Personal Learning Styles Pedagogy Approach
  • Part III. Personal Diversity: Style Differences in Lifelong Learning and Workplace Contexts
  • 14. Learning Styles and Personal Pedagogy in the Virtual Worlds of Learning
  • 15. Cultures of Learning: Cultures of Style
  • 16. Personalizing Web Environments on Cognitive Style: The Effect on Users' Performance
  • 17. Improving Business Education for the 21st Century: The Role of Cognitive Styles
  • 18. Learning-Styles-Based Differentiating Instruction for at-Risk Students: Rationale, Research Documentation, Assessment Tools, and Alternative Approaches
  • 19. Putting Style Theory into Practice in the UK Secondary School: Inclusive Classrooms for Vulnerable Learners
  • Part IV. Summing Up: The Journey Continues...
  • 20. Researching Style: More of the Same or Moving Forward?
  • Contributors
  • Index