Paul Fairfield

Teachability and Learnability (eBook, ePUB)

Can Thinking Be Taught?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Deep disagreements exist regarding what thinking and critical thinking are and to what extent they are teachable. Thinking is learned in some measure by all, but not everything that is learnable is also teachable in an institutional setting. In questioning the relationship between teachability and learnability, Fairfield investigates the implications of thinking as inquiry, education as the cultivation of agency, and self-education. By challenging some of the standard conceptions of thinking, the author explores the limits of teachability and advances critiques of standardized tests, digital learning technologies, and managerialism in education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317330431
• Artikelnr.: 45959401

Autorenporträt

Paul Fairfield is Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Teachability, Learnability, and Agency 3. What Is
Education? 4. The Promise and Limits of Educational Technology 5. Thinking
as Inquiry 6. From Reflective to Meditative and Critical Thinking 7. The
Educated Mind 8. Self-Education 9. Conclusion