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Making Sense of the Learning Turn

Marianna Papastephanou Interviews Anders Örtenblad

M.P. Introductory Comments The new book that Professor Anders Örtenblad has edited is entitled Making Sense of the Learning Turn: Why and In What Sense Toys, Organisations, Economies and Cities are ‘Learning’ (2024). There is a vast literature on learning, and much of it speaks about a ‘learning turn’ that characterises the world of today. […]

Marianna Papastephanou

Marianna Papastephanou has studied and taught at the University of Cardiff, United Kingdom. She has also studied and researched in Berlin, Germany. She is currently teaching philosophy of education in the Department of Education at the University of Cyprus.

Anders Örtenblad

Anders Örtenblad is Professor of Work Life Science at the University of Agder, Norway. He has edited books for, e.g., Edward Elgar Publishing, Oxford University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Routledge and Sage. He is the founder of the book series Palgrave Debates in Business and Management.

Past the Tower, Under the Tree

Twelve Stories of Learning in Community

Balamohan Shingade and Erena Shingade

For many people, education is synonymous with uniforms and tote trays, assemblies and sports days. The cool terraces of a lecture theatre; the rotating team of tutors. But another form of education has always existed and continues in Aotearoa today: teaching that is grounded in relationships and learning in beloved company. Past the Tower, Under […]

Erena Shingade

Erena Shingade (Pākehā) is a poet, editor and graduate of India’s Seagull School of Publishing.

Balamohan Shingade

Balamohan Shingade is a candidate for the PhD in Philosophy at the University of Auckland and a singer of Hindustani music. Previously, he’s been a researcher with CARE, Massey University, and a curator of contemporary art.