(P/B) NEW LEARNING

Παρουσίαση

In this, the era of the 'knowledge society', more is expected of education than ever before, yet disappointment in education seems pervasive. "New Learning" analyses the state of education today and presents an exciting vision of what schools "could" be like. It addresses the fundamental questions: what kinds of workers, citizens and individuals will our future need, and how can schools refashion themselves and become more relevant?
The focus of "New Learning" is on learners and their learning - the extraordinary diversity of their backgrounds and interests, and the dynamics of educational environments which can engage all to fully maximise the effectiveness of learning.
This book by internationally renowned experts Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope is an imaginative, future-oriented exploration of contemporary education. It is an indispensable resource for educators, pre-service teachers, and anyone interested in the challenges and opportunities facing teachers and learners today. The supplementary website NewLearningOnline.com includes extracts from books and interviews, case studies, keyword definitions and additional learning material. (From the publisher)

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Preface
The art of teaching and the science of education
The meaning of "science"
Towards a "New Learning"
How this book is organised
Acknowledgements
Part A: Introduction-Changing Education
1 New Learning
Overview
Being an educator in "interesting times"
On learning and education
What's "new" about "New Learning"
Designs for social futures
2 Life in schools
Overview
Thinking of change, thinking of paradigms
Didactic education: The modern past
Authentic education: More recent times
Transformative education: New Learning
Part B: Contexts-Changing Conditions for Learning
3 Learning for work
Overview
On work and education
Fordism: The modern past
Post-Fordism: More recent times
Productive diversity: New Learning
4 Learning civics
Overview
On citizenship and education
Nationalism: The modern past
Neoliberalism: More recent times
Civic pluralism: New Learning
5 Learning personalities
Overview
On the significance of learner attributes and the sources of personality
From exclusion to assimilation: The modern past
Recognition: More recent times
Inclusion: New Learning
PART C: Responses-Ways of Learning and Teaching
6 The nature of learning
Overview
On learning
Behaviourism: The modern past
Brain developmentalism: More recent times
Social cognitivism: New Learning
7 Knowledge and learning
Overview
On the connections between knowing and learning
Committed knowledge: The modern past
Knowledge relativism: More recent times
Knowledge repertoires: New Learning
8 Pedagogy and curiculum
Overview
Education's designs
Mimesis: The modern past
Synthesis: More recent times
Reflexivity: New Learning
9 Learning communities at work
Overview
Informal and informal learning
Bureaucratic: The modern past
Collaborative: New Learning
Conclusion: futures of education
Changing society, New Learning
Belonging and transformation
Elements of a science of education
Book summary
References
Index