Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Showing results 1-10 of 16
Filter Results OPEN +
The Real World of College
What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be
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.
Educating for the Anthropocene
Educating for the Anthropocene
Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence
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
Connecting Research and Best Practices for School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents
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
How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning
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.
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs
Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment
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
Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom
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
A Study in the Sociology of Schools
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
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.
Inventive Minds
Marvin Minsky on Education
ISBN: 9780262039093
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 23, 2019
Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students.
The Real World of College
What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be
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.
Educating for the Anthropocene
Educating for the Anthropocene
Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence
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
Connecting Research and Best Practices for School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents
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
How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning
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.
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs
Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment
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
Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom
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
A Study in the Sociology of Schools
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
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.
Inventive Minds
Marvin Minsky on Education
ISBN: 9780262039093
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 23, 2019
Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students.