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Takaya, Keiichi

 
9789400767805: Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible (SpringerBriefs in Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9400767803 ISBN 13: 9789400767805
Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century. Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved in the future.

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About the Author

Keiichi Takaya is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University, Japan. He obtained a Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada, and has been involved in the work of SFU’s Imaginative Education Research Group since its establishment in 2001. His research interests are in the philosophical and historical foundations of education.

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Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory.

This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century.

Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved in the future.

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Publisher
Springer
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9400767803
ISBN 13 
9789400767805
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
69