OPTIMIZATION OF PROFESSIONALIZATION

Human beings are unique among all living organisms in that their primary adaptivespecialization does not require some particular physical form or skill or fit in an ecological niche, but rather in identification with the process of adaptation itself – in the process of learning. We are thus the lear...

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Main Author: Ed de Jonge
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Language:English
Published: University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice
Online Access:http://www.journalsi.org/articles/10.18352/jsi.597/
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description Human beings are unique among all living organisms in that their primary adaptivespecialization does not require some particular physical form or skill or fit in an ecological niche, but rather in identification with the process of adaptation itself – in the process of learning. We are thus the learning species, and our survival depends on our ability to adapt not only in the reactive sense of fitting into the physical and social worlds, but in the proactive sense of creating and shaping those worlds. (Kolb, 1984, Experiential Learning: Experience as The Source of Learning and Development, p. 1)
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spelling doaj.art-f3b676db9860442886a36edc3138a71d2023-12-21T07:36:13ZengUniversity of Applied Sciences RotterdamJournal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice1876-88302019-03-012821910.18352/jsi.597485OPTIMIZATION OF PROFESSIONALIZATIONEd de Jonge0Ed de Jonge is associate professor (hoofddocent) at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht NetherlandsHuman beings are unique among all living organisms in that their primary adaptivespecialization does not require some particular physical form or skill or fit in an ecological niche, but rather in identification with the process of adaptation itself – in the process of learning. We are thus the learning species, and our survival depends on our ability to adapt not only in the reactive sense of fitting into the physical and social worlds, but in the proactive sense of creating and shaping those worlds. (Kolb, 1984, Experiential Learning: Experience as The Source of Learning and Development, p. 1)http://www.journalsi.org/articles/10.18352/jsi.597/
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