| Description |
xxx, 322 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: 1995 |
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"Twentieth-anniversary edition." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the central puzzles of learning -- I: The "natural" learner -- Conceptualizing the development of the mind -- Initial learnings: constraints and possibilities -- Knowing the world through symbols -- The worlds of the preschooler: the emergence of intuitive understandings -- II: Understanding educational institutions -- The values and traditions of education -- The institution called school -- The difficulties posed by school: misconceptions in the sciences -- More difficulties posed by school: stereotypes in the social sciences and the humanities -- III: Toward education for understanding -- The search for solutions: dead ends and promising means -- Education for understanding during the early years -- Education for understanding during the adolescent years -- Toward national and global understandings. |
| Subject |
Cognitive learning.
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Education -- Aims and objectives.
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| ISBN |
9780465024384: $17.99 |
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0465024386: $17.99 |
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