EDUC 500 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Annotated Bibliography Human Learning and Development_ASSIGNMENT 2023.pdf

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Annotated Bibliography: Human Learning and Development

Breunnica Kegler

School of Education, Liberty University

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Annotated Bibliography

Goldberg H. (2022). Growing Brains, Nurturing Minds-Neuroscience as an Educational Tool to

Support Students' Development as Life-Long Learners. Brain sciences, 12(12), 1622.

https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121622

This article focuses on how humans have a lengthy developmental phase, which is

considered to aid the learning processes necessary for the complex human brain's growth

and maturation. According to Goldberg (2022), “Neuroplasticity mediates formal and

informal learning, which produces long-term and accessible information, to produce

adaptable structural and functional changes in brain networks”. Using Neurology as a

Teaching Method helps the study of human motivation, especially its developmental

inconsistencies. As children develop, so does their brain. In order to better understand the

developmental growth in children we must first be able to understand how to nurture their

minds, This article will help me to better understand brain development from birth to

adulthood. This will be done by looking through the lens of neuroscience. I will be able

to use information from this article to aid in the framework of my essay. In doing so, I

will be able to support my students in developing as lifelong learners.

Jones, S. M., McGarrah M. W., & Kahn, J. (2019) Social and Emotional Learning: A Principled

Science of Human Development in Context, Educational Psychologist, 54:3, 129-

143, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2019.1625776

This article focuses on how decades of study and practice in social and emotional

development have resulted in a body of evidence indicating that social, emotional, and

cognitive development are interrelated in the brain and behavior and that they impact

school and life outcomes. According to Jones, McGarrah, &, Kahn (2019), “In rich and

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supportive relationships, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities and competencies

develop and are impacted by the experience and contextual environment of human

development”. Development is essential in all aspects of life. Children develop rapidly as

they become older. We may learn what works, for whom, and under what circumstances

via large program studies and trials of particular treatments in preschool, school, and

after-school settings. This article will help me be able to better understand human

development through a social and emotional lens. From this article, I will be able to apply

this knowledge to my essay. Social, emotional, and cognitive development is essential in

all aspects of life.

Mtawa, & Fongwa, S. N. (2022). Experiencing service learning partnership: A human

development perspective of community members. Education, Citizenship and Social

Justice., 17(1), 69–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197920971808

This article focuses on how in the larger rhetoric of universities and their role in

community development, service-learning has arguably gained great currency as a

pedagogical and engagement technique. According to Mtawa & Fongwa (2022), “In

order to make service-learning partnerships equitable, accessible, powerful, and durable,

as well as to strengthen community members' voices and their ability to use the idea of

each person as an end, the human development (HD) method includes framing

components”. Communities can directly affect human development. When children

develop, their environment can play a major role. Understanding the goals of the

community can better aid in social learning partnerships that allow all partners to actively

participate in learning. This article will help me understand human development from the

lens of communities. Experiencing service learning can help community members to

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understand the influence of partnerships in child development. I will be able to apply all

the knowledge learned to my essay.

Neves, C., & Henriques, S. (2020). Exploring the impacts of distance higher education on adult

learners’ lives and reclaiming lifelong learning as a human development process. Open

Praxis, 12(4), 439-456.DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.4.1084

This article focuses on lifelong learning and digital literacy in today's society. According

to Neves and Henriques (2020), “It is crucial to reconsider the basic principles of the idea

of lifelong learning from a humanistic standpoint and to approach it with a

comprehensive and cross-disciplinary understanding of what is now termed digital

literacy”. In life, there are several learning opportunities. “Adult learners who choose to

pursue distance learning benefit from a situation that supports their growth on many

levels, including their personal, social, and professional fronts as well as their acquisition

of skills applicable to both the physical world and daily life” (Neves & Henriques, 2020).

Developmental growth can happen through all stages of life. When children are born,

they are developing to prepare for adulthood. When in adulthood sometimes it can be to

understand distance learning and the process of reclaiming lifelong learning. This

information will help me to focus on my essay from the lens of adulthood.

Osher, Cantor, P., Berg, J., Steyer, L., & Rose, T. (2020). Drivers of human development: How

relationships and context shape learning and development 1. Applied Developmental

Science., 24(1), 6–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2017.1398650

This article focuses on the evolution of the human brain, as well as the key components

that characterize human development, the constructive aspect of growth, and the chances

for resilience are all discussed. According to Osher, et al. (2020), “Relationships and

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environments, as well as how children assess and interpret them, may be risks and assets

for healthy learning and development, and their impact can be seen throughout

generations, resulting in intra- and intergenerational assets and hazards”. Relationships

can directly affect a child's development. When children have positive relationships they

tend to develop more rapidly than when they have negative relationships. The

environment around a child as well as adult interaction can shape their learning. Positive

relationships are one thing that drives human development. “Because development

"always develops in context," it is affected by all the situations that a child or young

person experiences as they are growing and developing” (Osher et. al, 2020). This

information will help me understand how relationships influence human development and

apply the information to my essay.

Webb, S., Hodge, S., Holford, J., Milana, M. & Waller, R. (2022) Aligning skills and lifelong

learning for human-centered sustainable development, International Journal of Lifelong

Education, 41:2, 127-132, DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2022.2057167

This article focuses on how individuals can develop skills, capacities, and credentials

through education, training, lifelong learning, and supervision, allowing them to become

active members of labor markets and society. According to Webb et. al (2022), “In recent

years, human-centeredness has been conspicuously lacking from many educational

institutions”. When working with children it is important to ensure that their skills are

aligning with your learning process. Human-centered learning is important in

development. In order to implement human-centered learning, there would need to be a

systemic change that focused learning on the thriving and well-being of all those

involved in education. In Lifelong learners, “Educational methods that prioritize care,

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good connections, and wellbeing to educate young people for meaningful lives are

developing, providing a human-centered counterpoint to arguments over school quality

and choice that have been dominated by accomplishments” (Webb et al. 2022). This

article will help me to apply this information to my essay.

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