The whole landscape of space use is undergoing a radical transformation. In the workplace a period of unprecedented change has created a mix of responses with one overriding outcome observable worldwide: the rise of distributed space. In the learning environment the social; political; economic and technological changes responsible for this shift have been further compounded by constantly developing theories of learning and teaching; and a wide acceptance of the importance of learning as the core of the community;? resulting in the blending of all aspects of learning into one seamless experience. This book attempts to look at all the forces driving the provision and pedagogic performance of the many spaces; real and virtual; that now accommodate the experience of learning and provide pointers towards the creation and design of learning-centred communities. Part 1 looks at the entire learning universe as it now stands; tracks the way in which its constituent parts came to occupy their role; assesses how they have responded to a complex of drivers and gauges their success in dealing with renewed pressures to perform. It shows that what is required is innovation within the spaces and integration between them. Part 2 finds many examples of innovation in evidence across the world – in schools; the higher and further education campus and in business and cultural spaces – but an almost total absence of integration. Part 3 offers a model that redefines the learning landscape in terms of ?learning outcomes; mapping spatial requirements and activities into a detailed mechanism that will achieve the best outcome at the most appropriate scale. By encouraging stakeholders to creating an events-based rather than space-based identity; the book hopes to point the way to a fully-integrated learning landscape: a learning community.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great read. Im a little youngerBy Ryan KozlowskiGreat read. Im a little younger; 30. But my dad died in a DUI related event.. And Ive had some similar struggles in the past. So got; understood a lot of emotions being said. Thanks for writing.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. seems to be a very niceBy natalie thomasMainly about his feelings growing up..how his father made him feel..seems to be a very nice guy1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Our Sick Celebrity Worship CultureBy .George Best was an amoral narcissist that needed external validation in the way of constant sexual conquests.His coping mechanism;to deal with his childhood lack of mother love;was alcohol.The man had no real friends because he lacked empathy and could not connect with others.He had very little interest in his child he rarely thought about him nor had particularly strong ties of affection for him and spent hardly any time with him.This book is centred around the trauma the author sustained at the hands of his deadbeat dad this is used as an explanation for his subsequent difficulties in life. Lorraine Kelly said "sadly a lot of kids are going through this it just isnt as high profile";Im not sure I agree with her.Although his fathers drinking was the backdrop to his childhood he didnt grow up in an alcoholic home and wasnt subjected to a daily regimen of anger; abuse and unpredictability like most children of alcoholics.Angie its-all-your-dads-fault Best set up home in Malibu known to be one of the most phony and superficial places on the planet so she could be in the presence of the rich and famous;I wonder why she gravitated to such an environment? By doing this she laid the foundations for her son to grow into the confused man he is today. A door was opened to him and he was exposed to a very warped;Godless celeb value system.Growing up amidst a culture of vacuous narcissism with a single parent is not an ideal situation-he developed his understanding of the world in a culturally and experientially impoverished environment.Whatever you are immersed in will end up having repercussions on your emotional stateIm not trying to downplay the trauma of being abused by an aggressive out of control alcoholic father I just dont see it as the linchpin to explaining this authors life difficulties;its evident that he struggles with issues of personal identity and self assurance and I dont feel thats due to those few traumatic/dramatic experiences he had with his drunkard father.Research into the effects of childhood trauma have shown it isnt specific incidents of trauma that damage its the dysfunctional family pattern (family in which the child is reared) that is the antecedent to adult symptomatology. Psychological research in 1993 found the relationship of abuse with later adult problems (depression addiction etc) is not due to the abuse incidents per se it is the mixture of the trauma or abuse incidents with a deficient or inadequate family background.If the childs family is enmeshed;conflicted;prone to blame others etc then there will be pathological consequences .These writings emphasise the impact of blatant episodes of abuse;they totally ignore the deficits in the family situation he was growing up in;there is no balanced side-by-side comparison of how his needs were not being met by his mother no consideration is given to the broader social context the fact he was socialized into an obsession with fame materialism and image.Being brought up in a milieu that is impressed;controlled or swayed by the money and power of others is an inadequate interpersonal/social context and is likely to stunt a childs development in terms of their spiritual awareness and emotional intelligence.There is an unspoken subtext to this story namely a dysfunctional mother son enmeshment. It is very clear his mother has made him the primary focus of her life;she has smothered and engulfed her boy and he comes across as overly reliant on her. This author is a mother fixated (little prince) father obsessed (lost boy)....a self absorbed adult child.**********************************************************************************************"I am desperate for him to take back what he said; for him to tell me I am his son and he loves and wants me. Anything to take the edge off what Im feeling .I open the door and stand at the end of his bed. I love you; Dad; I say. I love you; Im sorry. I love you.Alex is in the doorway crying; too. I keep repeating it I love you; Dad; Im sorry although I dont know what Im apologising for.Alex hugs me. Im so sorry; she says. Please dont worry. Hes had a lot to drink. He doesnt mean it."* From the sounds of it the wiring of his pre-frontal cortex had gone awry; he had developed a stress driven me versus you mindset.In that state there would have been absolutely nothing his son could have said or done to provoke a parental response from his father.The pre frontal cortex is the part of the brain responsible for empathy;rational thinking and restraint his was closed down.He obviously found no real meaning or enjoyment in being a parent; partner or husband.Bests enabler girlfriend shouldnt have lied to his son.George Best was a nasty piece of work.When someone is drunk the real feelings of that person are revealed and often it isnt a pretty sight. They say alcohol loosens the tongue because it is a muscle relaxant; it takes away that persons social conditioning and social restraint the real inner thoughts and of that person come out.The media must stop glorifying George Best and the Irish should rename that airport because he does not deserve the prestige."Off the pitch; as his striking good looks; devil-may-care attitude and...the first British sportsman to be accorded pop star status;Best became an icon".* Its our sick celebrity worshiping culture that exalted this football player and made him powerful and understandably that power went to his head;it meant he wasnt obliged to pay a proper amount of attention to what those around him were feeling.Celebrity engenders a power obsessed consciousness; the person ends up feeling entitled to all the trappings of power;attention; adulation;constant access to sex etc. The psychological drama that is being worked out in the scenario tends to cause narcissism."Phil Hughes;who knew Dad as well as anyone in the world; is convinced that Dad loved me deeply;he said Calum; he told me once; you were the love of Georges life. He adored you.He just wasnt able to show it;that meant you never got to see it".* People need to stop with the sentimentalized pity for his son - the only person George Best loved was his self.Ive noticed that footballers seem to have a special importance for immature men;football fans;especially tend to be an immature bunch and the game of football itself...its just a primitive us versus them contest." In his final hours he hallucinated about girls; drinks and parties"* Alcoholics have an impaired reward system that seeks immediate gratification for relief of stress they crave pleasure in flings;drugs;drink;they remain developmentally stalled--perpetually stuck in an adolescent state.The crucial brain systems that help with the; organisation of thoughts and responsible adult functioning are short circuited they are like teenagers who dont have a fully functioning pre frontal cortex.Tragic and very sad."I looked at this cycle recently when I was making this book and I thought to myself; when my dad got his massive fame his mum didnt know how to deal with those pressures so she started drinking"* This is an incredibly neat tidy simplistic explanation of a complex addiction;it is unlikely the alcoholism was simply due to the pressures of her footballer sons fame.Chronic alcoholism is caused by catastrophic experiences in that persons early development;usually alcoholics have a plethora of psychological problems.*******************************************************************************************The authors involvement with the charity NACOA is a socially worthwhile activity but Im not convinced this man is truly representative of children with alcoholic parents.Writing this book probably provided a good catharsis for him-abused children often disown the conscious awareness of their hurt and angry reaction to that hurt;however it definitely reads like an unbalanced account it gets slightly boring because he isnt sufficiently introspective and has an unhealthy adoration for his father (The fiercest adorers of their parents are those who were the most emotionally deprived by them);its obvious he has a lack of knowing and understanding of his narrative because he has never developed a genuine inner life - perhaps a lot of the things that disabled him as a child have become suppressed in his memory hence his use of superficial reasoning-he has spent a lifetime focusing on his parents [A failure to individuate--individuation is the process of freeing yourself from your family in order to define yourself] .The observations and viewpoints in this book are not very detailed there is little in the way of self reflection its mainly tabloid fodder.I got the impression the other parents image is still being protected--I would only recommend this book to ACOA who have emotionally limited thought processes.Doing it for the kids:Its for charidee....."He is now...involved in several charities including NOCOA (National Organisation for Children of Alcoholics); Action on Addiction"If you have being given a platform to advocate for children damaged by abnormal family dynamics surely its important to take that role very seriously and make a stand based on conviction because choosing popularity over substance is a betrayal of the vulnerable.If children have been subjected to mistreatment and wounded by an abusive alcoholic parent they do not need to hear an abuser being lauded because that amounts to a minimization;it serves to aid and abet abusers. As a society we need cultural agents to unequivocally denounce and decry child abuse and abusers.To quote Alice Miller;in her book The Body Never Lies; she writes... ldquo;Their loyalty to these fathers is unswerving; despite the torments suffered at their hands. Every tyrant symbolizes such a father; the figure whom the abused children remain attached to with every fiber of their being; hoping that one day they would be able to transform him into a loving parent by remaining blindrdquo;The authors mother remembers ...."He had sent for me because he wanted to chat me up;Im standing there looking at this delicious guy with that accent; the black hair and the blue eyes Im thinking; you are delicious. I was just in love immediately.Then; all of a sudden I get a drink thrown over me.There was this girl standing there. Shes his girlfriend." When Angie Best met the authors father it was clear to her he had low empathy for others.The situation he engineered was a dominance subjugation/humiliation of women power play. What Best did was disrespectful to both women and especially sadistic to his girlfriend.He was showing Angie Best from the get go he had a disgusting lack of integrity...she was so star struck and focused on looks she didnt care.