New Philosophies Of Learning - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1405195649 ISBN 13: 9781405195645

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Riassunto

Through a collection of contributions from an international team of empirical researchers and philosophers, New Philosophies of Learning signals the need for a sharper critical awareness of the possibilities and problems that the recent spate of innovative learning techniques presents.

• Explores some of the many contemporary innovations in approaches to learning, including neuroscience and the focus on learners’ well-being and happiness
• Debates the controversial approaches to categorising learners such as dyslexia
• Raises doubts about the preoccupation with quasi-mathematical scrutiny and the neglect of ethical reflection about education
• Discusses the possible grounds for concern, without exaggerating their similarities or offering sweeping judgements
• Includes contributions from empirical researchers and philosophers, including Usha Goswami, Howard Gardner, Julian Elliott, David Bakhurst, John White and Christopher Winch

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L'autore:

Ruth Cigman did her PhD in Philosophy of Music at Cambridge University, and has taught philosophy for many years in the US and the UK. She is currently Ethics Lead at the Academic Centre for Medical Education, University College London, and Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education University of London.

Andrew Davis’s career includes eight years in primary schools, six at Cambridge University and over eighteen at Durham University where he is a Research Fellow. He has worked for the Quality Assurance Agency as a Subject Specialist Reviewer and directed Argument Matters, a strand of the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth Durham summer school for four years.
Ruth Cigman and Andrew Davis are Joint-Managing Editors of the Impact series on educational policy, published by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

The current demand for greater accountability in education has given rise to significant developments in philosophies of learning. Today's educators are bombarded with directives relating to such issues as ICT-assisted learning, happiness enhancement, and emotional intelligence. In responding to this spate of innovative learning techniques, New Philosophies of Learning signals the need for a sharper critical awareness of the possibilities and the problems that these developments present.

Through contributions from an international range of leading empirical researchers and philosophers, the text explores the relationships between scientific and philosophical perspectives in these new approaches. Without exaggerating similarities or offering sweeping judgments, the text delves deeply into the crucial issues at the vanguard of current educational approaches, including the rise of neuro-science, the fashion for categorizing learners, ICT, and the 'enhancement' of learners' emotional well-being and happiness. Extensive editorial commentary draws out many of the salient lines of arguments to facilitate comparison and clarity, and to stimulate further evaluation.

New Philosophies of Learning provides valuable scholarly insights into contemporary learning techniques while encouraging careful reflection about the nature of knowledge and how we learn.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405195649
• ISBN 13: 9781405195645
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Redattore: Cigman Ruth