How cultural differences shape the reception of knowledge : a psychology of learning and teaching for democratic societies / A.P. Craig.

Author/creator Craig, A. P.
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 159 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Some of the water in the sea -- Three stories about education -- Applying knowledge -- Positioning education -- Knowledge without borders or owners -- Another name for doing empirical research -- The study of cognition -- Cognition then and now -- Classical cognitivism -- Distributed cognition -- Embodied cognition -- The study of the brain -- Further issues -- Fodor's guided tour -- Higher cognition -- Evolution's gift -- Reflections on 'learning' -- What we bring to learning -- Intelligence and unfamiliar territory -- Differences in the classroom -- Individual differences -- Culture and change -- Three theses about learning -- Learning is ubiquitous unless blocked -- Biology (brains and bodies) directs the course of learning -- Context exploits and/or limits our plasticity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [137]-152) and index.
LCCN 2007002750
ISBN0773457143
ISBN9780773457140

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB1060 .C725 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold