This textbook gives readers a clear overview of a selection of 19 of the most influential thinkers on education, including established names (Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey), more recent thinkers (Freire, hooks, Claxton) and other key names whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching and learning.
Each chapter includes practical examples showing how theories can be used to inform classroom teaching, and critiques of each theorist exploring opposing viewpoints and the strengths and weaknesses of different ideas.
This third edition includes:
New chapters on Barak Rosenshine and Daniel Goleman
Revamped reflective tasks with a greater practical focus for the classroom
More models and theoretical diagrams throughout
This is an essential primer for any university course that includes learning theory, with particular relevance for initial teacher education, education studies and early childhood degrees.
Karl Aubrey has recently retired from his post at Bishop Grosseteste University.
Alison Riley is the Programme Leader for the BA Early Childhood Studies at Bishop Grosseteste University.
John Dewey: A Democratic Notion of Learning
Maria Montessori: Liberating the Child
Jean Piaget: Understanding the Mind of the Child
Lev Vygotsky: An Early Social Constructivist Viewpoint
B.F. Skinner: The Father of Operant Conditioning
Benjamin Bloom: Learning Through Taxonomies
Malcolm S. Knowles: Contextualising Adult Learning
Jerome Bruner: An Evolution of Learning Theories
Albert Bandura: Learning Through Observation
Urie Bronfenbrenner: The Ecology of Human Development
Paulo Freire: Oppression, Freedom and Critical Approaches to Education
Donald Schön: Reflection and Learning
David Kolb: Experiential Learning Theory
Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger: Socially Situated Learning and Communities of Practice
Barak Rosenshine: Principles of Instruction
Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence
Guy Claxton: Learning Power
Dylan Wiliam: Assessment for Learning
Carol Dweck: Mindsets and Motivation
