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2019 | 20 | 33-50

Article title

Sleep habits and biographical learning. A review of previous research on their connections

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Content

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PL
Sen a biograficzne uczenie się – ich związki w świetle zastanych badań

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Abstracts

EN
This article examines adult learning and sleep habits. It is commonly assumed that learning occurs during the daytime. However, how does a good night’s sleep or shortage of sleep contribute to our learning? Do we learn during sleep? This paper seeks to critically examine previous research into two myths concerning adults: adults cannot learn when they get older, and the second older adults need less sleep. But what can research say about this? What do we know about sleep in the first place? What do we know about adult learning and especially biographical learning? How do sleep patterns/habits influence adult learning? The author discusses these questions below as well as the consequences of a good quality and quantity of sleep for adults’ memory and biographical learning. The author also seeks to identify some guidelines and advice from previous research into better sleep to enhance learning in older age.
PL
Opierając się na badaniach w neurobiologii i teoriach biograficznego uczenia się, artykuł rozpatruje możliwy związek między uczeniem się dorosłych a nawykami dotyczącymi snu. Powszechnie przyjmuje się, że uczenie się ma miejsce w ciągu dnia. Jak dobry sen lub brak snu przyczynia się do naszego uczenia się? Czy uczymy się podczas snu? Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu krytyczne przeanalizowanie wcześniejszych badań nad dwoma mitami dotyczącymi dorosłych: że dorośli nie mogą się uczyć, gdy się starzeją, a drugi, że starsi ludzie potrzebują mniej snu. Ale co mogą na ten temat powiedzieć badania? Co wiemy na temat snu? Co wiemy o uczeniu się dorosłych, a zwłaszcza uczeniu się biograficznym? Jak nawyki senne wpływają na uczenie się dorosłych? Autorka omawia te pytania, jak również konsekwencje dobrej jakości i ilości snu dla pamięci dorosłych oraz uczenia się biograficznego. Stara się również zwrócić uwagę na porady wynikające z poprzednich badań dotyczące jakości snu w celu poprawy warunków uczenia się w starszym wieku.

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Volume

20

Pages

33-50

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Dates

published
2019

Contributors

  • Stockholm University, Department of Education, Sweden

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Document Type

Publication order reference

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2084-2740

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