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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438343403321

Titolo

Jerome Bruner : Developing a Sense of the Possible / / by Keiichi Takaya

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

9789400767812

9400767811

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (67 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education, , 2211-9388

Disciplina

150.924

370.92

Soggetti

Education - Philosophy

Educational psychology

Cognitive psychology

Educational Philosophy

Educational Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Philosophy of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ch.1 Becoming Bruner -- Ch.2 Psychology as a Human Science -- Ch.3 Learning by Discovery -- Ch.4 From Early Bruner to Later Bruner -- Ch.5 Improving Our Schools -- Conclusion: Developing a Sense of the Possible.

Sommario/riassunto

Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century. Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved



in the future.