Understanding and using educational theories /

This textbook gives readers an accessible overview of 20 of the most influential thinkers on education, including long-established names (Vygotsky, Piaget, Bruner), more recent theorists (Dweck, Goleman, Rosenshine) and other key individuals whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aubrey, Karl (Author), Riley, Alison (Teacher educator) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, [2026].
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • John Dewey : a democratic notion of learning
  • Maria Montessori : liberating the child
  • Jean Piaget : understanding the mind of the child
  • Lev Vygotsky : an easy social constructivist viewpoint
  • B.F. Skinner : the Father of Operant Conditioning
  • Benjamin Bloom : learning through taxonomies
  • Malcolm S. Knowles
  • contextualising adult learning
  • Jerome Bruner : an evolution of learning theories
  • Albert Bandura : learning through observation
  • Urie Bronfenbrenner : the ecology of human development
  • Paulo Freire : oppression, freedom and critical approaches to education
  • Donald Scheon : reflection and learning
  • David Kolb : experiential learning theory
  • Jean Labe and Etienne Wenger : socially situated learning and communities of practice
  • Barak Rosenshine
  • principles of instruction
  • Daniel Goleman : emotional intelligence
  • Guy Claxton : learning power
  • Dylan William : assessment for learning
  • Carol Dweck : mindsets and motivation
  • John Sweller : cognitive load theory.