Imagination in Teaching and Learning
eBook - ePub

Imagination in Teaching and Learning

Ages 8 to 15

  1. 188 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Imagination in Teaching and Learning

Ages 8 to 15

About this book

Young people learn most readily when their imaginations are engaged and teachers teach most successfully when they are able to see their subject matter from their pupils' point of view. It is, however, difficult to define imagination in practice and even more difficult to make full use of its potential.

In this original and stimulating book, Kieran Egan, winner of the prestigous Grawemeyer award for education in 1991, discusses what imagination really means for children and young people in the middle years and what its place should be in the midst of the normal demands of classroom teaching and learning.

Egan uses a bright and witty style to move from a brief history of the ways in which imagination has been regarded over the years, through a general discussion of the links between learning and imagination. A selection of sample lesson plans show teachers how they can encourage effective learning through stimulating pupils' imaginations in a variety of curriculum areas, including maths, science, social studies and language work.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781138141445
eBook ISBN
9781134523627
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General
Index
ABRAMS, M.H., 26, 169n
Addison, Joseph, 19
Affect, 21, 32, 40, 69, 87, 105, 158
Affective teaching, 70, 87, 108, 109, 113
Archetype, 75, 76
Aristotle, 15, 35
Awe, 75, 78, 110, 130, 139, 140, 147
BACON, FRANCIS, 19, 169n
Bailin, Sharon, 37, 169n
Barrow, Robin, 1, 3, 31, 37, 157, 169n
Behaviourism, 34, 91
Benjamin, Walter, 55, 169n
Bertoff, Ann, 29, 169n
Block, Ned, 35, 169n
Bloom, Alan, 53, 169n
Blumenberg, Hans, 10, 169n
Brophy, J., 1, 173n
Bruner, Jerome, 51, 169n
Burke, Edmond, 20, 169n
CALLAHAN, R., 91, 169n
Coe, Richard, 25, 169n
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 22, 27, 29, 36, 58
Coles, Robert, 55, 65, 170n
Collecting, 85
Commenius, 51
Concepts, 40, 115
Conventional thinking, 46, 51
Copernicus, 24
Creativity, 61, 62
Croce, Benedetto, 15, 170n
Cullingford, Cedric, 64, 170n
Curriculum, 156
DAYDREAMING, 48, 58, 159
Democracy, 135, 136, 140, 141
Descartes, RenƩ, 18, 19, 22, 39, 170n
Detail, study of, 84, 106, 107, 111, 141
Dewey, John, 5, 46, 47, 65, 91, 105, 160, 161, 170n
Diaries, 80
Disciplines, 59, 60, 157
Donoghue, Denis, 13, 170n
EFFECTIVE TEACHING, 1, Chs. 4, 5, and 6 passim, 154
Einstein, Albert, 62
Eisner, Elliot W., 101, 150, 170n
Emotion, 4, 9, 51, 52, 55, 158. See also Affect
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. I A Very Short History of the Imagination
  9. Introduction
  10. Myth, Memory, and Emotion
  11. Ancient and Medieval Imagination
  12. Imagination in the Enlightenment
  13. The Romantic Imagination
  14. Imagination in the Modern Period: Philosophical Work
  15. Imagination in the Modern Period: Psychological Work
  16. Conclusion
  17. II Why Is Imagination Important to Education?
  18. Introduction
  19. Imagination and Conventional Thinking
  20. Imagination in Learning
  21. Imagination and Memory
  22. Social Virtues
  23. Imagination and Freedom
  24. Imagination and Objective Knowledge
  25. Vizualization, Originality, and Creativity
  26. The Narrative Mind
  27. Conclusion
  28. III Characteristics of Studentsā€™Imaginative Lives, Ages 8-15
  29. Introduction
  30. The Affective Connection
  31. Extremes and Limits
  32. Romance, Wonder, and Awe
  33. Associating With the Heroic
  34. Revolt and Idealism
  35. Matters of Detail
  36. Humanizing Knowledge
  37. Conclusion
  38. IV Imagination and Teaching
  39. Introduction
  40. A Planning Framework For Imaginative Teaching and Learning
  41. Exploration of the Framework by Means of an Example
  42. Less Formal Implementations: Fragmenting the Framework
  43. From Characteristics to Principles of Learning
  44. Conclusion
  45. V Image and Concept
  46. VI Some Further Examples
  47. Introduction
  48. Mathematics
  49. Science
  50. Social Studies
  51. Language Arts
  52. Conclusion
  53. Conclusion
  54. The Role of the Teacher
  55. The Imaginative Curriculum
  56. Eliminating Social Studies and Humanities
  57. Imagination and Entertainment
  58. Interests and Abilities: Educational ClichƩs
  59. The Moral Dimension
  60. The Logic of the Heart
  61. References
  62. Index