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Discontinuity in Learning

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Discontinuity in Learning

By Andrea English

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About the book

In this groundbreaking book, Andrea English challenges common assumptions by arguing that discontinuous experiences, such as uncertainty and struggle, are essential to the learning process. To make this argument, Dr English draws from the works of two seminal thinkers in philosophy of education - nineteenth-century German philosopher J. F. Herbart and American pragmatist John Dewey. English's analysis considers Herbart's influence on Dewey, inverting the accepted interpretation of Dewey's though...Show more

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9781107448612

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Cambridge University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Discontinuity in Learning

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