THANK YOU FOR THE INFO RE BOOK WHEN WILL I SEE YOU NEXT BONNIE?
AS YOU KNOW I HAVE WRITTEN A LOT OF MATERIAL ON PCP AND EDUCATON MY BOOK
PCP AND EDUCATION POPE ML AND KEEN ACADEMIC PRESS 1981
WILLL BE KNOWN TO SOME OF YOU FOLKS OUT THERE
I have other books ,chapters in books and journal artcles>relevent to this
topic
there must be about 50 at least
I have difficulty in typing since my illness hence I can not type these
refs up on e mail but if anyone out there wants a hard copy please advise
me of your full name and POSTAL ADDRESS and I will send these to you
THESE WILL ALSO PROVIDE OTHER REFS IN THE TEXTS MAIN SUBJECT ARES SCINCE
EDUCATION TEACHER THINKING AND NURSE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
ISSUES
I've read the wide ranging discussion on constructivist
>approaches in education with great interest. The query has come
>up as to who might be writing in this area. Recently I published
>a book that may be of interest to some colleagues working in the
>area. It is entitled, What Children Bring to Light: A
>Constructivist Perspective on Children's Learning in Science.
>The book is designed to introduce teachers and researchers in
>science education and other fields to constructivism in
>educational practice and how it has developed. I attempt to link
>the historical development of constructivism with the
>"alternative frameworks" literature--work in science education
>which focusses on learners' ideas about phenomena and which
>suggests how teachers might better use the learner's ideas and
>own efforts to make meaning as a basis for curriculum development
>and classroom activities. The heart of the book is a set of six
>case studies of children learning about the topic light in their
>grade five classroom. Each child's constructs regarding ideas
>about what it means to learn science in the classroom setting is
>presented.
>
>In the latter chapters I propose use of the construct, 'personal
>orientation to science learning' as a basis for organizing
>learning--At the center of this construct is 'the learning
>person' whose own efforts to make connections among ideas is
>given high status. The remaining sections suggest approaches
>that might be used by a teacher interested in providing
>opportunities for learners to construct meaning--opportunities to
>use small group interaction, graphic organizers such as concept
>mapping, tools such as the classroom profile as a devise for
>sensitive listening. 'The learning person' is at the center of
>this model, rather than the curriculum which is more typically
>placed at the center. The term 'learning person' is used to
>allow us to consider the teacher as learner in addition to the
>"student."
>
>The book is published by Teachers College Press (New York, 1994).
>
>I have written several other articles applying a personal
>construct theory approach to research in education.
>
>I apologize for this message being so lengthy, but I would like
>to suggest that other educators or those interested in
>educational applications send me references --articles that have
>been particularly useful in considering educational issues from a
>constructivist perspective--particularly those using personal
>construct theory. I will collect them and put them together and
>send them out to anyone interested. So as to not clutter the
>listserv, perhaps send these to my personal e-mail address below.
>
>Does this sound worthwhile?
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>Bonnie Shapiro Telephone (403) 220-3844
>726 EDT Fax (403) 282-8479
>The University of Calgary Internet: bshapiro@acs.ucalgary.ca
>Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
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