The Psychology of Lifelong Learning: New Developments in the Professions

Lifelong learning: a rationale for teacher training

“…Recognition of the need for a continuing process of inservice learning is not new, neither for teachers nor, especially in the last few years, for other professions (Dubin, 1974). In Britain the James Report (DES 1972) criticized the 'overdependence on initial training' and stressed the need for teacher training to include inservice training.…”

A Human Information Processing Theory of Skill Acquisition: A Training Systems View

“…In the domain of skill acquisition, our understanding of individual variations has come primarily from investigations of verbal skills (Butler and Peterson, 19651, motor skills (Singer, 1976) and some job-related skills (Dubin, 1984).…”

Is the supply of continuing education in the anatomical sciences keeping up with the demand? Results of a national survey

“…Continuing education has been defined by some as the systematic attempt to facilitate change in a professional's practices (Bennett et al, ), and it has been noted to promote lifelong learning, ensure ongoing professional competence, and increase employability (Sadler‐Smith et al, ; Brosky & Scott, ) with an end goal of improved clinical outcomes. In the early 1970s, Samuel Dubin from the Pennsylvania State University proposed that a half‐life of five years exists before knowledge and technology in the fields of medicine and engineering become outdated (Dubin, ). Soon thereafter, CE was made mandatory for American physicians and has become the norm and an important requirement for physical therapists (PTs) and other health care professionals (Finley, ; Austin and Graber, ).…”