An international group of artists and scholars reflects on the
nature and significance of education in contemporary society,
introducing new perspectives on learning and creativity Back to the
Sandbox addresses critical issues of the education system from an
intriguing new perspective: essays by leading thinkers juxtaposed
with art projects, intended for kindergarten through adult. The
core issues include democracy in education, creativity,
transdisciplinarity, neuroplasticity, thinking versus memorizing,
science versus art and humanities. Both artists and scholars
explore specific topics while guided by one framing question
central to educators' and students' concerns today: What education
do we need? The volume includes several lead essays and eighteen
shorter texts from international scholars. Based on an exhibition
with the same name, Back to the Sandbox records an ongoing
multifaceted project that comprises exhibitions, conferences,
workshops, surveys, and online roundtables, connecting local
communities with international networks. This groundbreaking
publication will serve as both reference and inspiration to
educators, students, artists, parents, policy makers, and everyone
interested in education and art. Contributors: Peter Alheit,
Georg-August-U, Gottingen, Germany; Eva Bakkeslett; Nicolas
Buchoud; Nancy Budwig, Clark U; Cathy Burke, U of Cambridge; Luis
Camnitzer; Teddy Cruz; Jim Duignan; Tony Eaude, U of Oxford; Bente
Elkjaer, Aarhus U, Denmark; Priscila Fernandes; Fonna Forman; Liane
Gabora, U of British Columbia; Henry Giroux, McMaster U, Ontario;
Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley; Michael Joaquin Grey; Ane Hjort Guttu;
Jessica Hamlin, New York U; Yaacov Hecht; Knud Illeris, Danish
School of Education, Copenhagen; Mannish Jain; Ronald Jones; Markus
Kayser; Floris Koot; Eva Kotatkova; Graziela Kunsch; Pamela Kuntz;
Tyson E. Lewis, U of North Texas; Sugata Mitra, Newcastle U,
London; James Mollison; Basarab Nicolescu, U Pierre et Marie Curie,
Paris; Petr Nikl; Petr Payne; Renzo Piano; Howard Rheingold; Lubos
Rychvalsky; Andreas Schleicher; Calvin Seibert; Bara Stepanova;
Mark Tennant; Bruce E. Wexler, Yale U; Judy Willis; Conrad Wolfram;
Hafthor Yngvason; Philip Zimbardo, Stanford U.
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