247 pp., xvi. (Unpaginated, following p. 231: 9 pp of "Notes"; 6 pp of "Sources"). Following Acknowledgments and "Introduction: The Giving and Getting of Knowledge", Contents divided into 8 Chapters: (1) "Knowledge as Design"; (2) "Design Colored Glasses"; (3) "Words by Design"; (4) "Acts of Design"; (5) "Inside Models"; (6) "Inside Argument"; (7) "The Art of Argument"; (8) "Schooling Minds"; Notes, pp. 233-241; Sources, pp.242-247. Shiny wrappers with light green top half front cover, shading into white lower half, with dark blue band across bottom front cover Author name letters in White; Title lettering in dark blue across middle front cover, with word 'Knowledge' repeated in an arc, opening to the left, from top to bottom front cover, paralleling word 'Design', similarly repeated in an arc, opening to the right edge of front cover. Microwear at tips of cover and spine and thin line of rubbing along very edge bottom front cover, but Corners still square (NO bumps or curls); Tight binding (NO cracks); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text.

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Title: Knowledge As Design
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Hillsdale, NJ London
Publication Date: 1986
Language: English
ISBN 10: 089859863X
ISBN 13: 9780898598636
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine

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First published in 1986. We all play the roles of teacher or learner many times in life, in school and home, on the job and even at play. How can we strengthen those roles, striving for deep understanding and sound thinking? Knowledge As Design demonstrates the strong but neglected unity between learning and critical and creative thinking. Author David Perkins discloses how the con�cept of design opens a doorway into a deeper exploration of any topic, academic or every day. Knowledge As Design challenges the concept of knowledge as informa�tion. Drawing from current philosophy and cognitive science, the book shows how learners can attain a new level of insight when learning highlights the constructed and con�structive character of knowledge. Any individual involved in formal or informal learning or teaching can benefit from the general outlook and specific principles laid out in this book. It offers a uniquely intelligent philosophy and psychology of understanding and critical and creative thinking.

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D.N. Perkins is co-director of Project Zero and an associate of the Educational Technology Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. While working for his Ph.D. in mathematics and artificial intelligence at MIT, he helped found Project Zero. He has given many workshops and presentations regard�ing thinking skills, including engagements in Israel, Holland, Venezuela, and Colombia.

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