Education : Philosophy & Social Aspects

Highlights education systems around the globe that sustain violence, brings together human security and preventive diplomacy research to predict future trends, and explores foreign policy implications that could lead to non-violent interventions abroad. more...

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A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change.: Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational research; Brings together new research by an international team of contributors; Debates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to the implications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and John Dewey for educational change; Demonstrates how social scientists and social and education policy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questions such as: why is it that education decision-makers are so resistant to change; how does change in education happen; and what does it take to make these changes sustainable?; Considers changes in use of complexity theory; developed principally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and economics, and now being applied more broadly to the social sciences and to the study of education more...

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Shows how computers, teachers, & peers can serve as learning partners, helping students build on their ideas & regularly restructure their views. Synthesizes design principles from authors' experience creating the computer as learning partner curric. more...

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Connecting Concepts will show you how to turn a class into a community of inquiry, and to explore concepts like violence, the mind, culture, knowledge and justice. It includes discussion ideas and exercises suitable for whole class, group and individual activities using a wide variety of learning styles. Clear guidelines, examples and sample questions are provided to assist in a step-by-step introduction to conceptual analysis in the classroom. Blackline masters are included to introduce concept games to your students. more...

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bringing together issues of theory, research and practice in constructivist teacher education, this book raises the questions and offers answers as to how does one persuade students and teachers to change their fundamental beliefs and practices about teaching and learning. more...

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