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Why Do They Not See What I See?

The Difference Between Knowing How and Knowing That

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Transfer, Transitions and Transformations of Learning

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It is a cold but sunny September day in a forest in the south of Sweden. A university teacher, Eric, is taking his biology students out on an excursion. During the morning they have taken samples of soil, and identified plants, trees and many other things. At this specific moment the group has arrived at a peat bog.

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  1. Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Sweden

    Lars Björklund

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Björklund, L. (2013). Why Do They Not See What I See?. In: Middleton, H.E., Baartman, L.K.J. (eds) Transfer, Transitions and Transformations of Learning. International Technology Education Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-437-6_11

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