LEADER 03086nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910780936903321 005 20230725044926.0 010 $a1-282-45310-6 010 $a9786612453106 010 $a1-4411-9384-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000002788 035 $a(EBL)476554 035 $a(OCoLC)606216498 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001150213 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12484435 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001150213 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11187690 035 $a(PQKB)11083190 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476554 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4948124 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476554 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364045 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615987 035 $a(OCoLC)893334811 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4948124 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245310 035 $a(OCoLC)1024271479 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000002788 100 $a20090319d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUsing the medical model in education$b[electronic resource] $ecan pills make you clever? /$fDavid A. Turner 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-0427-5 311 $a1-84706-117-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [178]-180) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aMedicine, 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 606 $aNootropic agents 606 $aEducation 606 $aIntellect 606 $aNeuropsychology 615 0$aNootropic agents. 615 0$aEducation. 615 0$aIntellect. 615 0$aNeuropsychology. 676 $a615.78 676 $a615/.78 700 $aTurner$b David A$046076 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780936903321 996 $aUsing the medical model in education$93861252 997 $aUNINA