1st Edition

Imagination in Teaching and Learning Ages 8 to 15

By Kieran Egan Copyright 1992
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

Young people learn most readily when their imaginations are engaged and teachers teach most successfully when they are able to see their subject matter from their pupils' point of view. It is, however, difficult to define imagination in practice and even more difficult to make full use of its potential. In this original and stimulating book, Kieran Egan, winner of the prestigous Grawemeyer... Read more
Chapter 1 A Very Short History of Imagination; Chapter 2 Why Is Imagination Important to Education?; Chapter 3 Characteristics of Students’ Imaginative Lives, Ages 8-15; Chapter 4; Chapter 5 Image and Concept; Chapter 6 Some Further Examples;

Biography

Kieran Egan