Learning, Teaching and Education Research in the 21st Century: An Evolutionary Analysis of the Role of Teachers

by Joanna Swann

Learning, Teaching and Education Research in the 21st Century draws on Karl Popper's evolutionary epistemology and challenges widespread assumptions about learning, teaching and research that are embedded in the practices of many teachers and in the design of most education institutions worldwide. Joanna Swann argues that to promote the growth of learning we need to encourage children and adolescents to exercise and develop creativity and criticality,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441163174
• ISBN13: 9781441163172
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"