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Reconstructing ´Education´ through Mindful Attention: Positioning the Mind at the Center of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Oren Ergas
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Description for Reconstructing ´Education´ through Mindful Attention: Positioning the Mind at the Center of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Hardback. Reconstructing the idea and practice of education, this book argues that we construct education ourselves rather than being shaped by social vision. Problems such as violence, inequality, and low achievements, are then seen as reflections of problems of the mind. This book proposes a new perspective through philosophy, neuroscience and psychology. Num Pages: 343 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
This book reconstructs the idea and practice of education. Rather than conceiving of education as a process we undergo in which our minds are shaped by a social vision, Oren Ergas turns this notion of education on its head, arguing instead that we ourselves construct education. The multitude of problems with formal education and schooling, such as violence, inequality, and low achievements, are then seen as reflections of problems of the mind, meaning that close study of the mind is necessary if these problems are to be successfully tackled. Through philosophy, neuroscience and psychology, this book proposes a new perspective ... Read more
This book reconstructs the idea and practice of education. Rather than conceiving of education as a process we undergo in which our minds are shaped by a social vision, Oren Ergas turns this notion of education on its head, arguing instead that we ourselves construct education. The multitude of problems with formal education and schooling, such as violence, inequality, and low achievements, are then seen as reflections of problems of the mind, meaning that close study of the mind is necessary if these problems are to be successfully tackled. Through philosophy, neuroscience and psychology, this book proposes a new perspective ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
343
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137587817
SKU
V9781137587817
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Ref
99-15
About Oren Ergas
Oren Ergas lectures at the Hebrew University and at Beit-Berl Academic College, Israel. His research focuses on mind and body in education from theoretical and practical perspectives. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of Philosophy of Education, Critical Studies in Education, and has co-edited Philosophy East/West: Exploring intersections between philosophical and contemplative practices.
Reviews for Reconstructing ´Education´ through Mindful Attention: Positioning the Mind at the Center of Curriculum and Pedagogy
This book is not just `another' addition to the contemplative turn in education, which has been around since the turn of the millennium, but is an outstanding and unique contribution to this movement. ... the author does a really good job of analyzing the nuances of the mind ... . This book is not just about something, but rather, it ... Read more