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        Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

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        The Real World of College

        The Real World of College

        The Real World of College

        What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be

        by Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner

        ISBN: 9780262547260

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 1, 2023

        Why higher education in the United States has lost its way, and how universities and colleges can focus sharply on their core mission.
        Processing Inaccurate Information

        Processing Inaccurate Information

        Processing Inaccurate Information

        Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences

        Edited by David N. Rapp and Jason L.G. Braasch

        ISBN: 9780262547680

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 4, 2023

        Interdisciplinary approaches to identifying, understanding, and remediating people's reliance on inaccurate information that they should know to be wrong.
        Educating for the Anthropocene

        Educating for the Anthropocene

        Educating for the Anthropocene

        Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence

        by Peter Sutoris

        ISBN: 9780262544177

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 1, 2022

        The work of environmental educators and activists in India and South Africa offers new models for schooling and environmental activism.
        Lockdown Drills

        Lockdown Drills

        Lockdown Drills

        Connecting Research and Best Practices for School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents

        by Jaclyn Schildkraut and Amanda B. Nickerson

        ISBN: 9780262544160

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 6, 2022

        A comprehensive resource on what lockdown drills are, why they are necessary, and how best to conduct them.
        Movement Matters

        Movement Matters

        Movement Matters

        How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning

        Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M.B. Fugate

        ISBN: 9780262543484

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 19, 2022

        Experts translate the latest findings on embodied cognition from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to inform teaching and learning pedagogy.
        Wonder

        Wonder

        Wonder

        Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science

        by Frank C. Keil

        ISBN: 9780262046497

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 1, 2022

        How we can all be lifelong wonderers: restoring the sense of joy in discovery we felt as children.
        The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

        The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

        The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

        Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment

        by Richard A. Detweiler

        ISBN: 9780262543101

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 23, 2021

        Empirical evidence for the value of a liberal arts education: how and why it has a lasting impact on success, leadership, altruism, learning, and fulfillment.
        Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

        Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

        Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

        Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom

        by Nettrice R. Gaskins

        Foreword by Leah Buechley

        Afterword by Ruha Benjamin

        ISBN: 9780262542661

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 10, 2021

        A novel approach to STEAM learning that engages students from historically marginalized communities in culturally relevant and inclusive maker education.
        If Schools Didn’t Exist

        If Schools Didn't Exist

        If Schools Didn't Exist

        A Study in the Sociology of Schools

        by Nils Christie

        Translated by Lucas Cone and Joachim Wiewiura

        Edited by Lucas Cone and Joachim Wiewiura

        Foreword by Judith Suissa

        ISBN: 9780262538893

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 4, 2020

        A classic in the philosophy of education, considering the fundamental purpose and function of schools, translated into English for the first time.
        Critical Thinking

        Critical Thinking

        Critical Thinking

        by Jonathan Haber

        ISBN: 9780262538282

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 7, 2020

        How the concept of critical thinking emerged, how it has been defined, and how critical thinking skills can be taught.
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