Understanding and using educational theories /
Karl Aubrey, Alison Riley.
- 2nd edition.
- viii, 293 pages:
Includes bibliographical references and index
John Dewey: A democratic notion of learning -- 2. Maria Montessori: Liberating the child -- 3. Jean Piaget: Understanding the mind of the child -- 4. Lev Vygotsky: An early social constructivist viewpoint -- 5. B.F. Skinner: The father of operant conditioning -- 6. Benjamin Bloom: Learning through taxonomies -- 7. Malcolm S. Knowles: Contextualising adult learning -- 8. Jerome Bruner: An evolution of learning theories -- 9. Albert Bandura: Learing through observation -- 10. Urie Bronfenbrenner: The ecology of human development -- 11. Paulo Freire: Oppression, freedom and critical approaches to education -- 12. Donald Schn: Reflection and learning -- 13. David Kolb: Experiential Learning Theory -- 14. Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger: Socially situated learning and communities of practice -- 15. Guy Claxton: Learning power -- 16. Dylan Wiliam: Assessment for Learning -- 17. Carol Dweek: Mindsets and motivation
This textbook gives readers a clear overview of a selection of the most influential thinkers on education in the last hundred years, including established names (Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey), more recent thinkers (Freire, hooks, Claxton) and other key names whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching and learning. This second edition includes new chapters on Albert Bandura, Dylan Wiliam and Carol Dweck