John Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism (Hickman Larry A.)(Paperback)

John Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism (Hickman Larry A.)(Paperback)

Many contemporary constructivists are particularly attuned to Dewey's penetrating criticism of traditional epistemology, which offers rich alternatives for understanding processes of learning and education, knowledge and truth, and experience and culture.This book, the result of cooperation between

The Essential Dewey, Volume 1: Pragmatism, Education, Democracy (Hickman Larry A.)(Paperback)

In addition to being one of the greatest technical philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey (1859-1952) was an educational innovator, a Progressive Era reformer, and one of America's last great public intellectuals. Dewey's insights into the problems of public education, immigration, the

Experience and Education (Dewey John)(Paperback)

Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey's most comprehensive statement of his

How We Think (Dewey John)(Paperback)

John Dewey, one of America's greatest popular philosophers and educators, emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and the vital role education should play.In this progressive work, written more than 80 years ago, Dewey, recognizing that we are born with the ability to think, argues that the

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Mitchell Larry)(Paperback)

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a beloved queer utopian text written by Larry Mitchell with lush illustrations by Ned Asta, published by Calamus Press in 1977. Part-fable, part-manifesto, the book takes place in Ramrod, an empire in decline, and introduces us to the communities

Dewey for Artists (Jacob Mary Jane)(Paperback)

John Dewey is known as a pragmatic philosopher and progressive architect of American educational reform, but some of his most important contributions came in his thinking about art. Dewey argued that there is strong social value to be found in art, and it is artists who often most challenge our

Offside! (Hickman John)(Paperback / softback)

Football Trials: Game Changer (Hickman John)(Paperback / softback)

Football Trials: All Out Attack (Hickman John)(Paperback / softback)

Teaching in the Now: John Dewey on the Educational Present (Frank Jeff)(Paperback)

John Dewey's Experience and Education is an important book, but first-time readers of Dewey's philosophy can find it challenging and not meaningfully related to the contemporary landscape of education. Jeff Frank's Teaching in the Now aims to reanimate Dewey's text-for first-time readers and anyone

The Public and Its Problems: An Essay in Political Inquiry (Dewey John)(Paperback)

More than six decades after John Dewey's death, his political philosophy is undergoing a revival. With renewed interest in pragmatism and its implications for democracy in an age of mass communication, bureaucracy, and ever-increasing social complexities, Dewey's The Public and Its Problems, first

Communication Between Cultures (Samovar Larry A.)(Paperback)

Emphasizing the roles that family, religion, and history play in intercultural communication, COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES, 9E helps you increase your understanding and appreciation of different cultures while developing practical skills for improving your communication with people from other

Art as Experience (Dewey John)(Paperback)

Based on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written by an American on the formal structure and characteristic effects of all the arts:

The School and Society & the Child and the Curriculum (Dewey John)(Paperback)

One of the most influential forces in the shaping of American education, the famed philosopher and psychologist John Dewey (1859-1952) believed in viewing the education of the child in the light of the principles of mental activity and processes of growth made know by modern psychology. As the

Learning Theories Simplified: ...and How to Apply Them to Teaching (Bates Bob)(Paperback)

Are you struggling to get your head around John Dewey's educational pragmatism? What exactly is Jean Piaget saying about cognitive development? Maybe you're running out of time and patience making sense of Carol Dweck's mindsets? Have you reached breaking point reading Daniel T. Willingham on

Disunion Within the Union: The Uniate Church and the Partitions of Poland (Wolff Larry)(Paperback)

Between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria concluded agreements to annex and eradicate the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania. With the partitioning of Poland, the dioceses of the Uniate Church (later known as the Greek Catholic Church) were fractured by the borders of three regional

Why We Make Art: And Why It Is Taught (Hickman Richard)(Paperback)

In this thorough and accessible text, Richard Hickman rejects the current vogue for social and cultural accounts of the nature of art-making in favour of a largely psychological approach aimed at addressing contemporary developmental issues in art education. This second edition will be an important

Aldo (Burningham John)(Paperback / softback)

John Burningham brings us this poetic tale about a special friendship between a lonely girl and her secret friend, Aldo. With Aldo around, sunshine and laughter fill the little girl's life and she forgets her everyday

The Watercolor Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists (Dewey David)(Paperback)

David Dewey has compiled the most comprehensive book on watercolors featuring modern materials and methods for mastering this medium. In this complete introduction, you will learn how to handle watercolors effectively by becoming acquainted with the essentials of theory, technique, practice, and

Dewey and the Dragonfly (Tudur Dewi)(Pevná vazba)

Set in 1960s Italy, on the dusty lanes between the cypresses of Tuscany, a friendship is growing between a young boy and a dragonfly.The dragonfly has had a bad name over the centuries and Dewey is longing for a friend.As the cypresses cast their long golden shadows the dragonfly knew that Dewey

Hickman's Farriery: A Complete Illustrated Guide (Hickman John)(Pevná vazba)

Hickman's Farriery was first published in 1977 and has since been completely revised and updated to bring it into line with the latest developments in this field. The new edition demonstrates how traditional skills can be combined with modern science to benefit the welfare, soundness and

The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1 (Hickman Jonathan)(Paperback)

'MAMMON'ALL HAIL GOD MONEY! From JONATHAN HICKMAN (EAST OF WEST, Secret Wars, Avengers) and TOMM COKER (UNDYING LOVE) comes a new crypto-noir series about the power of dirty, filthy money... and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS is classic occultism where the

Nutrition and Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Worobey John)(Paperback)

The relationship between nutrition and behavior is bi-directional in nature, with nutritional factors capable of affecting activity and disposition and behavior impacting diet and food intake. This book reviews these links, starting with their complex, neurobiological basis such as in the case of

The Principles and Practice of Effective Leadership (Zinkin John)(Paperback)

This thought-provoking and timely book asserts that the dichotomy between leaders and managers described in much business literature fails to recognize how the two roles overlap. The book discusses techniques for senior executives based on history and neuroscience to enhance their managerial