Key Works in Radical Constructivism: (edited by Marie Larochelle) (Bold Visions in Educational Research, 18) - Softcover

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Glasersfeld, Ernst Von

 
9789087900854: Key Works in Radical Constructivism: (edited by Marie Larochelle) (Bold Visions in Educational Research, 18)
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ISBN 10: 9087900856 ISBN 13: 9789087900854
Publisher: Brill, 2007

Synopsis

Key Works on Radical Constructivism brings together a number of essays by Ernst von Glasersfeld that illustrate the application of a radical constructivist way of thinking in the areas of education, language, theory of knowledge, and the analysis of a few concepts that are indispensable in almost everything we think and do. Ernst von Glasersfeld’s work opens a window on how we know what we know. The present work grew out of a desire to make more accessible this line of thought, to highlight its originality and consistency, and to illustrate its fecundity in the domains of cognition and learning.
The first three parts of this book contain texts by Glasersfeld that outline the constructivist approach and explicate the frequently drastic reconceptualizations he has suggested. Both the last part and the postscript consist of commentaries by Edith Ackermann, Jacques Désautels, Gérard Fourez, Leslie P. Steffe and Kenneth Tobin, scholars in the fields that Glasersfeld has been concerned with. They examine a number of critical aspects pertaining to (radical) constructivism’s current and future development, often tracing out paths that warrant further exploration and reflection, in particular concerning the sociopolitical dimension of knowledge.
Key Works on Radical Constructivism is intended as a reference book for researchers, educators, and students of education―and for anyone interested in grasping, or deepening their grasp of, radical constructivism’s tenets, ambitions and concerns. Readers will discover in this collection of firsthand contributions the contours of a bold, contemporary debate about a most compelling current of thought.

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Publisher
Brill
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9087900856
ISBN 13 
9789087900854
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
344

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