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Learning as associative patterning

Alex Bennet (Mountain Quest Institute, Frost, West Virginia, USA)
David Bennet (Mountain Quest Institute, Frost, West Virginia, USA)

VINE

ISSN: 0305-5728

Article publication date: 1 October 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to link the associative learning process of the human brain to the relationship and emergence of really significant ideas on the global horizon.

Design/methodology/approach

First, learning is explored from the viewpoint of the brain/mind, with a focus on the creation of patterns and their relationships to our personal frames of reference. Second, the associations of three really significant ideas are explored, and a pattern of patterns is surfaced.

Findings

The paper finds that in concert with the functioning of the brain, significant ideas emerge in relationship with other ideas that have personal historical significance, i.e. external patterns from the environment are detected, recognized, made sense of and have meaning in relationship with our internal patterns of significance.

Originality/value

The paper creates an appreciation of the role of patterns in thinking and learning.

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Citation

Bennet, A. and Bennet, D. (2006), "Learning as associative patterning", VINE, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 371-376. https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720610716638

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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