Educational Theory in British Children''s Literary Classics - Teaching and Learning Down the Rabbit Hole

This book analyzes iconic British children's literature through the lens of formal educational theory, policy, and practice. Examining themes like growth mindset and project-based learning alongside educational philosophers like Plato, Rousseau, and Dewey, the author sheds new light on children's classics from Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter.

List of contents

Foreword by the Series Editors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Learning Down the Rabbit Hole: Lewis Carroll's Alice Novels as Case Studies of Human Development
Chapter 2: Beatrix Potter as a Champion of Progressive Education
Chapter 3: The Neverland Academy: Formal Schooling vs. Natural Learning in Peter Pan
Chapter 4: The Wind in the Willows and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"
Chapter 5: A Bear of Very Little Brain: Winnie-the-Pooh and Growth Mindset
Chapter 6: Always Winter, But Never Christmas: Narnia and High Stakes Testing
Chapter 7: How Bilbo Learns: Environmental Inquiry and Reflective Practice in The Hobbit
Chapter 8: How Hogwarts Teaches: Identity, Personality, and Instruction
Epilogue: Lessons in Literature: What Readers See Through the Lens of Education
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

By Thomas Albritton

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Albritton
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781793616319
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-631-9
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Education and Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)