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Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (Paperback)
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Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age (Paperback)
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In this book, Carl Bereiter--a distinguished and well-known
cognitive, educational psychologist--presents what he calls "a new
way of thinking about knowledge and the mind." He argues that in
today's Knowledge Age, education's conceptual tools are inadequate
to address the pressing educational challenges and opportunities of
the times. Two things are required: first, to replace the
mind-as-container metaphor with one that envisions a mind capable
of sustaining knowledgeable, intelligent behavior without actually
containing stored beliefs; second, to recognize a fundamental
difference between knowledge building and learning--both of which
are essential parts of education for the knowledge age.
Connectionism in cognitive science addresses the first need;
certain developments in post-positivist epistemology address the
second. The author explores both the theoretical bases and the
practical educational implications of this radical change in
viewpoint.
The book draws on current new ways of thinking about knowledge and
mind, including information processing, cognitive psychology,
situated cognition, constructivism, social constructivism, and
connectionism, but does not adhere strictly to any "camp." Above
all, the author is concerned with developing a way of thinking
about the mind that can usher education into the knowledge age.
This book is intended as a starting point.
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