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‘Learning how to learn’ is a mantra which is often advanced by politicians and administrators. From an administrative and educational-organisational perspective, it would be very convenient if learning was something which students could learn. If it were possible to train a general ability to learn, it would make the learning of specific subjects much more controllable and therefore more efficient.
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Kauffmann, O., Wiberg, M., Winch, C. (2017). On Learning (How) to Learn. In: Qvortrup, A., Wiberg, M. (eds) Dealing with Conceptualisations of Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-029-5_3
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