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Children's minds, talking rabbits & clockwork oranges : essays on education / Kieran Egan ; foreword by Elliot W. Eisner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Egan, Kieran.
- Series:
- Critical issues in curriculum
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Aims and objectives.
- Education.
- Cognition in children.
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Curriculum planning.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Children's minds, talking rabbits, and clockwork oranges
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- Both authoritative and controversial, this book will prove a stimulating read to anyone who cares about education. Focusing on children's and adolescents' thinking, Egan shows how education must engage children's imaginations. These provocative essays confirm Kieran Egan's reputation as a writer unafraid to challenge long-held notions of children's thinking and learning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807738085
- 0807738077
- OCLC:
- 39886971
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