Learning to learn : toward a philosophy of education /
Toward a philosophy of education
Jerry H. Gill.
- x, 252 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : teaching and/or Learning? -- Part I. The Knowing -- Gaining Perspective / Alfred North Whitehead [and others] -- Knowing as Dancing -- Practical Patterns -- Part II. The Knower -- Gaining Perspective, Again / Alfred North Whitehead [and others] -- The Knower as Dancer -- Practical Postures -- Part III. The Known -- Gaining Perspective, Once More / Alfred North Whitehead [and others] -- The Known as Dance -- Practical Programs -- Conclusion : Teaching as Learning.
"Addressing specific questions of what should be learned, the nature of the learner, and the learning process, Learning to Learn offers a fresh perspective on basic issues in philosophy of education. The special thrust of this book is to establish a theory of cognitive activity before taking up issues of curriculum and human nature. The author's approach, which is grounded in the insights of Michael Polanyi, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and the later Ludwig Wittgenstein, focuses on learning as mediated through tacit and participatory processes in relational contexts."--Back cover.
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Inquiry (Theory of knowledge) Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. Education--Philosophy.