First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 390pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (5/1).

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Title: The Child is Father of the Man - How Humans Learn and Why
Publisher: The 21st Century Learning Initiative, UK
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0953716805
ISBN 13: 9780953716807
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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In his earlier publication 'The Child is Father of the Man', John Abbott outlines the narrative of how his ideas about schools, thinking and learning have developed over the years. He draws on evolutionary biology, the science of learning, thinking skills research and sociology to inform his arguments. He is well known in the UK for his work as a teacher and headteacher, and for inspiring the development of the sevenEducation 2000 projects, and is now the president of the21st Century Learning Initiativebased in Virginia USA. This transnational organisation of researchers and practitioners believes in moving the educational agenda from instruction and schooling to learning and community. This inspiring book describes John Abbott's journey so far....

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John Abbott is president of the 21st Century Learning Initiative, a transnational association of educational researchers and practitioners based in the UK. Following a long career as a teacher and headteacher in England, John became director of Education 2000, spearheading nine community-wide education projects in the UK. He lectures around the world on new understandings about learning and is the author of severalbooks including Learning Makes Sense (1994) and The Child is Father of the Man: How Humans Learn and Why (1999).

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