Understanding and using educational theories

Author

• Aubrey, Karl

Additional Author(s)

• Riley, Alison

Publisher

Los Angeles: Sage Publications Ltd, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781473905900

Series

Subject(s)

• CRITICAL PEDAGOGY
• EDUCATION--PHILOSOPHY

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 195-196. Index: p. 199-206

Abstract

If you’re training to teach or studying education a clear understanding of major educational theories and the thinkers behind them is essential in order to appreciate how different practices impact on learning.
This textbook gives you a clear overview of the most influential twentieth and twenty-first century thinkers on education, including established names (including Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey), more recent writers (such as Freire, Kolb, Claxton) and many other important theorists whose writings have helped shaped our views on teaching and learning.

Each chapter includes:
• Practical examples showing how theories can be used to inform classroom teaching
• Critiques of each theorist exploring opposing viewpoints and the strengths and weaknesses of different ideas
• Reflective tasks inviting you to apply what you’ve read to your own educational experiences

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

206 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

John Dewey: A democratic notion of learning
Maria Montessori: Liberating the child
Jean Piaget: Understanding the mind of the child
Lev Vygotsky: An early social constructivist viewpoint
B.F. Skinner: The father of operant conditioning
Benjamin Bloom: Learning through taxonomies
Malcolm S. Knowles: Contextualising adult learning
Jerome Bruner: An evolution of learning theories
Urie Bronfenbrenner: The ecology of human development
Paulo Freire: Oppression, freedom and critical approaches to education
Donald Schön: Reflection and learning
David Kolb: Experiential Learning Theory
Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger: Socially situated learning and communities of practice
Guy Claxton: Learning power

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