Publications in English

Books

2010: Fundamentals of Workplace Learning: Understanding How People Learn in Working Life. London/New York: Routledge.

2009: International Perspectives on Competence Development: Developing skills and capabilities (ed.): London/New York: Routledge.

2009: Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning theorists … in their own words. London/New York: Routledge.

2007: How We Learn: Learning and Non-Learning in School and Beyond. London/New York: Routledge.

2004: Learning in Working Life (KI and Associates). Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press.

2004: Adult Education and Adult Learning. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 245 pages. (Also published by Roskilde University Press, 2004).

2002: The Three Dimensions of Learning: Contemporary Learning Theory in the Tension Field between the Cognitive, the Emotional and the Social. Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press. 272 pages. American edition: Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, 2004.

2000: Adult Education in the Perspective of the Learners (ed.). Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press. 198 pages.

1998: Adult Education in a Transforming Society (ed.). Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press. 184 pages.

1996: General Qualifications. Adult Education Research Group, Roskilde University. 78 pages. Together with Vibeke Andersen, Christian Kjærsgaard, Kirsten Larsen, Henning Salling Olesen and Lars Ulriksen.

1994: Qualifications and Living People. Adult Education Research Group, Roskilde University. 91 pages. Together with Vibeke Andersen, Christian Kjærsgaard, Kirsten Larsen, Henning Salling Olesen and Lars Ulriksen.

Research Reports

2000: Balancing Competencies. Enhancing the participation of young adults in economic and social processes: balancing instrumental, biographical and social competencies in post school education and training. EU: European Commission. Together with Noemi Katznelson and Birgitte Simonsen.

1999: A Topic Study on General Skills. Berlin: Research Forum WIFO, Leonardo Research Partnership DUOQUAL. 34 pages. Together with Claudia Pasti.

1999: General Qualification in Danish Adult Vocational Education. Berlin: Research Forum WIFO, Leonardo Research Partnership DUOQUAL. 35 pages.

Articles, Chapters and Papers

2010: Workplaces and Learning. In the SAGE Handbook of Workplace Learning (in press).

2010: The Biographical Approach to Educational research: Comments from the Sidelines. Oxford Review of Education. Special Issue on the Biographical Approach (in press).

2010: Characteristics of Adult Learning. In Penelope Peterson, Eva Baker & Barry McGaw (eds.): International Ecyclopedia of Education. Oxford: Elsevier.

2009: A comprehensive understanding of human learning. International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 2, No. 1.

2009: Lifelong learning as a psychological process. In Peter Jarvis (ed.): The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. London/New York: Routledge.

2009: Transfer of learning in the learning society: How can the barriers between different learning spaces be surmounted, and how can the gap between learning inside and outside schools be bridged? International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol. 28, No. 2.

2009: Introduction. In Knud Illeris (ed.): International Perspectives on Competence Development: Developing skills and capabilities (ed.): London/New York: Routledge.

2009: Competence, learning and education: how can competences be learned, and how can they be developed in formal education. In Knud Illeris (ed.): International Perspectives on Competence Development: Developing skills and capabilities (ed.): London/New York: Routledge.

2009: Introduction. In Knud Illeris (ed.): Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning theorists … in their own words. London/New York: Routledge.

2009: A comprehensive understanding of human learning. In Knud Illeris (ed.): Contemporary Theories of Learning: Learning theorists … in their own words. London/New York: Routledge.

2009: General Qualification as a Societal and an Individual Need. In Axel Bolder & Rolf Dobischat (Hrsg.): Eigen-Sinn und Widerstand. Kritische Beiträge zum Kompetenzentwicklungsdiskurs. Wiesbaden: Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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2009: Learning, work and competence development. In Shirley Walters (ed.): Learning@work: Perspectives on Skills Development in the Workplace. Pretoria: South African Qualifications Authority.

2008: Combined Development And Research Projects. Paper for the 11th International Conference on Experiential Learning (ICEL), Sydney, December 8-12. Together with Birgitte Simonsen.

2008: Experiential Learning in Youth. Paper for the 11th International Conference on Experiential Learning (ICEL), Sydney, December 8-12. Together with Birgitte Simonsen.

2008: Learning. In Gary McCulloch & David Crook (eds.): The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Education. London/New York: Routledge.

2008: Competence Development – the key to modern education, or just another buzzword? Asia Pacific Education Review. Special Issue on Competence Development. Vol. 9, No. 1.

2008: How We Learn. Paper for 2008 Seminar of the Centre International d'études agricoles, Switzerland.

2007: Pedagogical Approaches to Work-Related Learning with special reference to the Low-Skilled. In Tara Fenwick & Leslie Ferrell (eds.): Educating the Global Workforce: Knowledge, Knowledge Work and Knowledge Workers. London: Routledge.

2007: What do we Actually mean by Experiential Learning? Human Resource Development Review, Vol. 6, No. 1.

2007: Book Review: Learning and Democracy: Learning democratically using study circles. Adults Learning, Vol. 18, No. 6.

2006: Book Review: Towards a Comprehensive Theory of Human Learning, by Peter Jarvis. Human Resource Development Review, Vol. 5, No. 3.

2006: Lifelong Learning and the Low-Skilled. In Ari Antikainen (ed.): In from the Margins: Adult Education, Work and Civil Society. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

2005: Breaking the Ice: Five tips. Learning Lab Quarterly, No. 3-4.

2005: Low-skilled workers learn at the workplace. Lifelong Learning in Europe. Vol. 10, No. 3.
2005: Lifelong Learning and the Low-Skilled. International Journal of Lifelong Education. No. 4.

2005: What is Special about Adult Learning? In Peter Sutherland & Jim Crowther (eds.): Lifelong Learning: Concepts and Contexts. London: Routledge.

2005: A comprehensive understanding of human learning. In Peter Jarvis & Stella Parker (eds.): Human Learning: A holistic approach. London: Kogan Page.

2005: Pedagogical Approaches of Workplace Learning - with special reference to the low-skilled. Paper for the 3rd International Conference on Researching Lifelong Learning and Teaching, Center for Research in Lifelong Learning, University of Stirling, Scotland.

2005: Ground Control calling all Economists. Learning Lab Quarterly, No. 1.

2004: Promising Competencies. Learning Lab Denmark Quarterly, No. 4.

2004: Workplace Learning: Advantages and Disadvantages – as Seen in Relation to Courses and School Training. Keynote at the conference: Workplace Learning – from the Learners’ Perspective, Copenhagen, November 25-27.

2004: Workplace Learning – a solution to the competence-problem? Paper for the conference: Workplace Learning – from the Learners’ Perspective, Copenhagen, November 25-27.

2004: A Model for Learning in Working Life. Journal of Workplace Learning. Vol. 16, No. 8, pp. 431-441.

2004: Workplace Learning – Scandinavian Perspectives. Journal of Workplace Learning. Vol. 16, No. 8, pp 427-430. Together with Per-Erik Ellström.

2004: Transformative Learning in the Perspective of a Comprehensive Learning Theory. Journal of Transformative Education. Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 79-89.

2004: What is significant for adults' learning? Current Issues in Adult Learning and Motivation. Adult Education Colloquium 7. Slovenian Institute for Adult Education.

2003: How do Adults Learn? Dialogue with Alan Rogers. Adults Learning, NIACE, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 24-27.

2003: Learning, Identity and Self-Orientation in Youth. Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research. Vol.11, no.4, pp 357-376.

2003: The Organisation of Studies at Roskilde University: the concept, practice and problems of project organisation. Paper for panel discussion on Transformative Learning Practice, Fifth International Transformative Learning Conference, New York, Columbia University, October 23-25.

2003: What is Significant for Adults' Learning? Paper presented at the 7th Adult Education Colloquium, Ljubljana, October 17-18. Published in Marco Radovan & Neda Dordevic (eds.): Current Issues in Adult Learning and Motivation. Ljubljana: Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, pp 23-33.

2003: When Lifelong Learning is just a Phrase. Learning Lab Denmark Quarterly, No. 3-4.

2003: Towards a Contemporary and Comprehensive Theory of Learning. International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol.22, no.4, pp 411-421.

2003: From Vocational Training to Workplace Learning. Paper presented at conference on Researching Learning outside the Academy, Glasgow Caledonian University, June 27-29.

2003: Low-Skilled Adults' Motivation for Learning. Paper presented at the CEDEFOP Conference on Lifelong Learning, Thessaloniki, June 2-3.

2003: Workplace Learning and Learning Theory. Journal of Workplace Learning. Vol.15, no.4.

2003: Adults' Motivation for Lifelong Learning. Paper presented at the Nordic-Baltic Lifelong Learning Conference, Riga, May 11-13.

2003: Learning Changes through Life. Lifelong Learning in Europe. Vol.8, no.1, pp 51-60.

2003: Adult Education as Experienced by the Learners. International Journal of Lifelong Education. Vol.22, no.1, pp 13-23.

2002: Understanding the Conditions of Adult Learning. Adults Learning, NIACE, Vol.14, no.4, pp 18-20.

2002: Lifelong Learning – from the Perspective of the Learners. Introductory presentation for the workshop on Motivation and Lifelong Learning at the Danish EU Precidency Conference, October 8.

2002: Working Life Learning in the Perspective of the Learners. Paper for Scandinavian Workshop on Working Life Learning.

2002: The Organisation of Studies at Roskilde University: The Concept, Practice and Problems of Project Organisation. In Per Knudsen (ed.): Roskilde University: Principles of Education and Research, pp 14-17.

2001: Adult Education as Mass Education. Paper presented at the ESREA Conference in Lisbon: Wider Benefits of Learning – Understanding and Monitoring the Consequences of Adult Learning.

2001: The Three Dimensions of Learning. Opening Keynote at the Congress of Nordic Educational Research Association in Stockholm.

2000: Lifelong Learning as Mass Education. In Colin Symes (ed.): Working Knowledge: Conference Proceedings, University of Technology Sydney, pp 559-563.

2000: Trends and Perspectives on Learning, Knowledge and Skills Development. Presentation at the Opening Conference of Learning Lab Denmark, Copenhagen.

2000: Learning Theory and Adult Education. Paper for presentation at the AERC Conference in Vancouver.

2000: Adult Education between Emancipation and Control. In Knud Illeris (ed.): Adult Education in the Perspective of the Learners. Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press, pp 116-136. Together with Annegrethe Ahrenkiel.

1999: Project Work in University Studies - Background and Current Issues. Opening Keynote of the 25th Anniversary Conference of Roskilde University. In Henning Salling Olesen & Jens Højgaard Jensen (eds.): Project Studies – a late modern university reform? Roskilde University Press, pp 25-32.

1998: Adult Learning and Responsibility. In Knud Illeris (ed.): Adult Education in a Transforming Society. Copenhagen: Roskilde University Press, pp 107-125.

1997: Elaboration of Conference Themes. In Mette Knudsen (ed.): Project Work in University Studies: Advance Programme. Roskilde University.

1997: General Qualification as a Societal and an Individual Need. In Jan Holmer & Jan Ch. Karlsson (eds.): Work - Quo Vadis? Re-thinking the Question of Work. Aldershot: Ashgate.

1997: Project Work in University Studies. Seminar paper, Roskilde University.

1996: Project Studies at Roskilde University. In Maastricht University 20th Anniversary Conference: Placing the student at the Center. Maastricht 1997, pp 72-75.

1996: Piaget and Education. Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on Experiential Learning, University of Cape Town.

1994: General Qualification in Danish Adult Vocational Training Programmes. In Tanja Klenovsek & Henning Salling Olesen (eds.): Adult Education and the Labour Market. Ljubljana: Slovene Adult Education Centre, p. 69-81. Together with Vibeke Andersen.

1992: The Organization of Studies at Roskilde University. In Papers presented at the CRE-seminar at Roskilde University, June 19-24.

1992: The Significance of Educational Strategies. British Educational Research Journal, No.1, pp 17-23.

1991: Project Education in Denmark. International Journal of Project Management, No.1, pp 45-48.

1986: The Use of Projects in University Education as Inspiration for Project Management. In Eric Gabriel (ed.): New Approaches in Project Management - Proceedings of the 10th International Expert Seminar. Zürich: Internet.