Beginning with descriptions of the ways in which children make sense of their experience and the world, such as fantasy, stories and games, Egan constructs his argument that constituting this foundational layer are sets of cultural sense-making capacities, reflected in oral cultures throughout the world. Egan sees education as the acquisition of these sets of sense-making capacities, available in our culture, and his goal is to conceptualize primary education in a way that over comes the dichotomy between progressivisim and traditionalism, attending both the needs of the individual child and the accumulation of knowledge.
| ISBN: | 9781138008458 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2014 |
| Author: | Kieran Egan |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 306 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Education |
| Genres: |
Philosophy and theory of education Pre-school and kindergarten Primary and middle schools Child, developmental and lifespan psychology |
Beginning with descriptions of the ways in which children make sense of their experience and the world, such as fantasy, stories and games, Egan constructs his argument that constituting this foundational layer are sets of cultural sense-making capacities, reflected in oral cultures throughout the world. Egan sees education as the acquisition of these sets of sense-making capacities, available in our culture, and his goal is to conceptualize primary education in a way that over comes the dichotomy between progressivisim and traditionalism, attending both the needs of the individual child and the accumulation of knowledge.
Primary Understanding features in the following genres: Philosophy and theory of education, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology
Primary Understanding is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Primary Understanding was written by Kieran Egan and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Primary Understanding has 306 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions: Education series
£53.09