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May 1, 1996 · Bruner (Actual Mind, Possible Worlds, 1986, etc.), the doyen of cognitive psychology, has two ends in mind in this volume of essays: One concerns education in the narrow sense, and possible remedies for its current plight.
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Apr 25, 1997 · In a masterly commentary on the possibilities of education, Bruner reveals how education can usher children into their culture, though it often fails to do so. Bruner looks past the issue of achieving individual competence to the question of how education equips individuals to participate in the culture on which life and livelihood depend.
- Jerome S. Bruner
- April 25, 1997
- 1996
Bruner has emphasized and criticized our ignorance of the subject of narrative. The knowledge of the ways in which we interpret, construct and use stories has been nonexistent or marginal in the education system as well as in other areas. Bruner also criticizes the lack of interest in narrative and the emphasis on logical-scientific knowledge
The critical question concerns whether Bruner is advancing the theory of instruction (the title of the book suggests that this is his intent) or speculating on the state of the art from his encounters with learners.
Several of the essays in The Culture of Education take up the current academic controversy over performance and standards. If one believes that the poor performance of our educational establishment is due primarily to the failure in the assessment of teachers and students, then reform efforts aimed at creating better instruments for measuring ...
May 28, 2015 · Bruner helped start the US educational reform movement during the early 1960s and served on the president’s Science Advisory Committee during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. His book, The Process of Education , published in 1961, was and continues to be one of the movement’s major guides.
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Apr 25, 1997 · In a masterly commentary on the possibilities of education, the eminent psychologist Jerome Bruner reveals how education can usher children into their culture, though it often fails to do so.
