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An Imaginative Approach to Teaching
Kieran Egan
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Description for An Imaginative Approach to Teaching
Paperback. In this book, award-wining educator Kieran Egan shows how we can transform the experience of schooling in K 12 classrooms and help students become more knowledgeable and more creative in their thinking. A child's journey through school begins when they are not yet literate and ends when they are capable of complex, abstract thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNLB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
In this book, award-winning educator Kieran Egan shows how we can transform the experience of K-12 students and help them become more knowledgeable and more creative in their thinking. At the core of this transformative process is imagination which can become the heart of effective learning if it is tied to education's central tasks. An Imaginative Approach to Teaching is a groundbreaking book that offers an understanding of how students' imaginations work in learning and shows how the acquisition of cognitive tools drives students' educational development. This approach is unique in that it engages both the imagination and emotions. The ... Read more
In this book, award-winning educator Kieran Egan shows how we can transform the experience of K-12 students and help them become more knowledgeable and more creative in their thinking. At the core of this transformative process is imagination which can become the heart of effective learning if it is tied to education's central tasks. An Imaginative Approach to Teaching is a groundbreaking book that offers an understanding of how students' imaginations work in learning and shows how the acquisition of cognitive tools drives students' educational development. This approach is unique in that it engages both the imagination and emotions. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470928486
SKU
V9780470928486
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About Kieran Egan
Kieran Egan is professor of education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His work focuses on teaching practices that develop a child's imagination. Dr. Egan is recipient of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award and a member of the National Academy of Education. He is also author of numerous books, including The Educated Mind and Teaching as Storytelling.
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