Learning how to learn: a selective review of the literature

This paper looks at the literature on the subject of learning how to learn, to explore methods that individuals and organizations can use to enhance the ability to learn.

Abstract

With the current emphasis on Continuing Professional Development within the healthcare professions, many of us need to rediscover, or improve, our ability to learn. The continuously changing nature of modern technology and the employee’s typical movement through many jobs, means that more effort needs to be focused on ‘learning how to learn’. This paper looks at the literature on the subject, to explore methods that individuals and organizations can use to enhance the ability to learn.