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Jerome Bruner [electronic resource] : Developing a Sense of the Possible / by Keiichi Takaya.

By: Takaya, Keiichi [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Education: Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: X, 59 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400767812.Subject(s): Education | Education -- Philosophy | Educational psychology | Education -- Psychology | Consciousness | Education | Educational Philosophy | Educational Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Philosophy of Education | Pedagogic PsychologyDDC classification: 370.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Ch.1 Becoming Bruner -- Ch.2 Psychology as a Human Science -- Ch.3 Learning by Discovery -- Ch.4 From Early Bruner to Later Bruner -- Ch.5 Improving Our Schools -- Conclusion: Developing a Sense of the Possible.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century. Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved in the future.
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Introduction -- Ch.1 Becoming Bruner -- Ch.2 Psychology as a Human Science -- Ch.3 Learning by Discovery -- Ch.4 From Early Bruner to Later Bruner -- Ch.5 Improving Our Schools -- Conclusion: Developing a Sense of the Possible.

Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century. Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved in the future.

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