Children's Minds, Talking Rabbits: Essays on Education (Critical Issues in Curriculum Series) - Softcover

Egan, Kieran

 
9780807738078: Children's Minds, Talking Rabbits: Essays on Education (Critical Issues in Curriculum Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807738077 ISBN 13: 9780807738078
Publisher: Teachers' College Press, 1999

Synopsis

These provocative essays confirm Kieran Egan's reputation as a writer unafraid to challenge long-held notions of children's thinking and learning. In a brilliant analysis, he questions the concept of children as "concrete thinkers" and recommends discarding social studies from the curriculum. Arguing that most empirical research in education is fruitless because of a particular conceptual confusion, Egan shows how our presuppositions commonly prevent us from thinking effectively about educational issues. Focusing on children's and adolescents' thinking, Egan shows how education must engage children's imaginations. This fascinating text moves from research and theory to practical lesson-planning―showing, for example, how one can teach punctuation in an imaginatively engaging way. Both authoritative and controversial, this book will prove a stimulating read to anyone who cares about education.

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About the Author

Kieran Egan is a professor of Education at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of The Educated Mind.

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Publisher
Teachers' College Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807738077
ISBN 13 
9780807738078
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
216

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