Embracing Contraries - Explorations in Learning and Teaching

Drawing on twenty-five years of experience as a leading educational innovator, Elbow offers us this collection of twelve of his essays on the nature of learning and teaching, chosen to suggest a comprehensive philosophy of education. Containing four sections on the processes of learning, teaching, and evaluation, and on the nature of inquiry, this collection--both theoretical and down-to-earth--will appeal not only to teachers, administrators, and students, but also to anyone with a love of learning.

About the author

Peter Elbow is Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Summary

Peter Elbow's widely acclaimed and original theories on the writing process, set forth in Writing without Teachers and Writing with Power, have earned him a reputation as a leading educational innovator. For this book Elbow has drawn together twelve of his essays on the nature of learning and teaching to suggest a comprehensive philosophy of education.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Elbow, Elbow Peter
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.1993
• EAN: 9780195046618
• ISBN: 978-0-19-504661-8
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 201 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General