Gardner, Howard, 1943-

The unschooled mind : how children think and how schools should teach / Howard Gardner - New York : Basic Books, 1991 - xii, 303 pages ; 24 cm.

Introduction : the central puzzles of learning
Conceptualizing the development of the mind
Initial learnings : constraints and possibilities
Knowing the world through symbols
The worlds of the preschooler : the emergence of intuitive understandings
The values and traditions of education
The institution called school
The difficulties posed by school : misconceptions in the sciences
More difficulties posed by school : stereotypes in the social sciences and the humanities
The search for solutions : dead ends and promising means
Education for understanding during the early years
Education for understanding during the adolescent years
Toward national and global understandings

Merging cognitive science with the educational agenda, Gardner begins with a fascinating look at the young child’s mind and concludes with a sweeping program for educational reform. The book shows how both the ancient art of apprenticeship and the modern children’s museum both work because learning takes place in context

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Education--Aims and objectives
Cognitive learning
Educación --Fines y objetivos
Aprendizaje cognitivo

LB 1062 / G227u 1991

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