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The false promises of constructivist theories of learning : a global and ecological critique / C.A. Bowers. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowers, C. A.
- Series:
- Complicated conversation, 1534-2816 ; v. 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Constructivism (Education).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 152 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- New York : P. Lang, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In The False Promises of Constructivist Theories of Learning: A Global and Ecological Critique, C.A. Bowers examines why constructivist-based educational reforms fail to take into account these current critical issues: the deepening ecological crisis, globalization, and undermining of the world's diverse cultural commons. Special attention is given to the enthnocentrism and Social Darwinism that created the foundations for the ideas of Dewey, Piaget, and Freire."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Misconceptions underlying individually centered constructivism and critical inquiry
- Toward a culturally grounded theory of learning
- How constructivism undermines the commons
- Constructivism : the Trojan horse of Western imperialism
- Toward a culturally informed eco-justice pedagogy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-138) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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