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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511389103321

Autore

Olson David R. <1935->

Titolo

Jerome Bruner : the cognitive revolution in educational theory / / David Olson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2007

ISBN

1-4411-9387-1

1-4725-4136-7

1-4725-1886-1

1-4411-8313-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Continuum library of educational thought ; v. 3

Disciplina

370.92

B

Soggetti

Education - Philosophy

Educational psychology

Educators - United States

Psychologists - United States

Electronic books.

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 (pages [186]-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Series Editor's Preface -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Intellectual Biography -- Part II: Critical Exposition of Bruner's Work -- Part III: The Reception of Bruner's Work -- Part IV: The Relevance of Bruner's Theory to the Ongoing Educational Debates -- Part V: Excerpts from an Interview with Jerome Bruner, 8 February 2005 -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Jerome Bruner is the vanguard of "the cognitive revolution" in psychology and the predominant spokesman for the role of culture and education in the making of the modern mind. In this text Olson encourages the reader to think about children as Bruner did, not as bundles of traits and dispositions to be diagnosed and remediated, but as thoughtful, keenly interested, agentive persons who are willing and indeed able to play an important role in their own learning and development. Through the unique approach of combining commentary



and conversation with Bruner, the author provides an insight into what it is like to engage with one of the intellectual masters of our time and highlights the relevance and importance of his contribution to educational thinking today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.