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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780936903321

Autore

Turner David A

Titolo

Using the medical model in education [[electronic resource] ] : can pills make you clever? / / David A. Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010

ISBN

1-282-45310-6

9786612453106

1-4411-9384-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Disciplina

615.78

615/.78

Soggetti

Nootropic agents

Education

Intellect

Neuropsychology

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 (p. [178]-180) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1: Medical Models in Education; Chapter 2: The Physical Basis of Intelligence; Chapter 3: The Thinking Machine: What is 'Hard-wired' in the Brain?; Chapter 4: What is Intelligence?; Chapter 5: Thinking Harder or Thinking Smarter?; Chapter 6: Attention Deficit; Chapter 7: Hyperactivity Disorder - Or Just Having Something Better to Do?; Chapter 8: Two Different Approaches to Learning; Chapter 9: Discipline and Respect; Chapter 10: Whither Education?; Chapter 11: Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Medicine, and particularly neuroscience, appears to offer the kind of educational quick fixes that politicians and the public would love to have. Following media reports of drugs that seemingly improve learning and memory, David Turner examines commonly held beliefs about learning, knowledge and intelligence, and critically assesses such claims. Using the Medical Model in Education then moves beyond the immediate, fashionable or any specific substance, to a deeper examination of what society does or should expect in terms of results, from the educational system. Many of the underlying problems