Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age

by Carl Bereiter

Book Overview

In this book, Carl Bereiter--a distinguished and well-known cognitive, educational psychologist--presents what he calls "a new way of thinking about knowledge and the mind." He argues that in today's Knowledge Age, education's conceptual tools are inadequate to address the pressing educational challenges and opportunities of the times. Two things are required: first, to replace the mind-as-container metaphor with one that envisions a mind capable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805839437
• ISBN13: 9780805839432
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"