Individual Development and the Curriculum
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Curricula, Reference
| Author: | Kieran Egan | ISBN: | 9781136716737 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kieran Egan |
| ISBN: | 9781136716737 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book describes four ‘layers’ or stages of education – Mythic, Romantic, Philosophic and Ironic and shows how children at each stage most effectively learn, and how they can be helped towards educational maturity. While drawing on a wide range of philosophical and psychological literature, this new theory is primarily constructed from close observation of children in their common and intense imaginative engagements, and in everyday educational practice.
This book describes four ‘layers’ or stages of education – Mythic, Romantic, Philosophic and Ironic and shows how children at each stage most effectively learn, and how they can be helped towards educational maturity. While drawing on a wide range of philosophical and psychological literature, this new theory is primarily constructed from close observation of children in their common and intense imaginative engagements, and in everyday educational practice.
