Author: Michele Schweisfurth

Is learner-centred education ‘best practice’?

Is learner-centred education ‘best practice’?

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Learner-centred education (LCE) and related specific methods such as activity-based, inquiry-based and problem-based learning are widely promoted internationally as examples of ‘best practice’ pedagogy. In 2011, I synthesised the findings from every relevant article on LCE published in the International Journal of Educational… Read more →←
Michele Schweisfurth

Professor Michele Schweisfurth is Chair in International and Comparative Education and Director of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change at the University of Glasgow. After 10 years working as a teacher in a range of countries, for the past 20 years, she has been actively researching pedagogy in lower-income and traditional countries.