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Jerome Bruner

Developing a Sense of the Possible

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  1. Keiichi Takaya

    1. , Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Encourages the audience to read Bruner’s original works by providing background information and some conceptual tools to understand his ideas
  • Provides a historical background of Bruner's work and locate his theory in the context of modern educational theories, particularly in contrast to Dewey’s
  • Gives brief explanations and definitions of his key concepts
  • Includes appraisals of his ideas by notable researchers (e.g. Nel Noddings, Howard Gardner, and Kieran Egan)?

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)

Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education (BRIEFSKEY)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
    PDF

  2. Becoming Bruner

    • Keiichi Takaya
    Pages 1-6

  3. Psychology as a Human Science

    • Keiichi Takaya
    Pages 7-16

  4. Learning by Discovery

    • Keiichi Takaya
    Pages 17-32

  5. From Early Bruner to Later Bruner

    • Keiichi Takaya
    Pages 33-45

  6. Improving Our Schools

    • Keiichi Takaya
    Pages 47-56

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 57-59
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About this book

Jerome S. Bruner (1915- ) is one of the best known and most influential psychologists of the twentieth century. He has made significant contributions to cognitive psychology and educational theory. This book presents a brief introduction to Jerome Bruner’s educational ideas and details their influences on our educational discourse and practice. It examines Bruner’s ideas in the context of some key educational issues in the United States since the early twentieth century. Jerome Bruner: Developing a Sense of the Possible will be an inspiration, and vital call to action, to readers looking to better understand today’s instructional and curriculum theories. It will help readers gain invaluable insight into the ways teaching and schools can be improved in the future.
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  • , Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Keiichi Takaya

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About the author

Keiichi Takaya is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University, Japan. He obtained a Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada, and has been involved in the work of SFU’s Imaginative Education Research Group since its establishment in 2001. His research interests are in the philosophical and historical foundations of education.
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