The Process of Education 2nd Edition

by Jerome Bruner (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0674710016

ISBN-10: 0674710010

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In this classic argument for curriculum reform in early education, Jerome Bruner shows that the basic concepts of science and the humanities can be grasped intuitively at a very early age. He argues persuasively that curricula should he designed to foster such early intuitions and then build on them in increasingly formal and abstract ways as education progresses.

Bruner’s foundational case for the spiral curriculum has influenced a generation of educators and will continue to be a source of insight into the goals and methods of the educational process.

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“There are some rare and wondrous occasions in reading when one has a tremendous sense of the presence of power, the feeling that there is some very special significance in the pages… Here is a book about the educational process, hardly a subject to make banners float in the sky or to call forth a choir of angels. Here is a book by a psychologist writing about the nature of learning, the structure of knowledge, and the means by which the former is engaged and the latter is acquired. Yet this book can be read twice in a week, will keep the television set dark, and will neutralize the lure of a late summer’s night… That he writes on occasion with the touch of a poet is the reader’s good fortune; that he reasons with the scientist’s secure modesty makes his vision understandable… [Bruner] has written a useful, satisfying, and, for me, a very exciting book.”―Frank G. Jennings, Saturday Review

“This is an epochal book in that long tradition of writing on education which goes back at least to the Phoenix episode in Book Nine of the Iliad, where Homer introduces the old tutor whose job it was to teach the young Achilles to be ‘a doer of deeds and a speaker of words.’ The Process of Education gives accurate expression to the current ferment in educational thought in this country, lays to rest the ghosts of some outmoded approaches, and provides an exciting discussion of the direction educational theory and research should now take… The main point, around which revealing flashes of insight and a series of brilliant suggestions cluster, is that any subject must be taught in a way that constantly reveals its underlying structure…[and] that no topic is intrinsically too difficult to be presented honestly in some form to the young.”―Gerald James Sullivan, Commonweal

“A seminal work…on learning theory, readiness, structure, intuitive and analytical thinking, which grew out of the Woods Hole conference of 1959 on curriculum reform (of which Dr. Bruner was chairman).”―Los Angeles Times

“[A] gem of a book.”―Paul Goodman, New York Herald Tribune

“Ranks as one of the most important and influential works on education.”―Fortune

About the Author

Jerome Bruner was University Professor at New York University.

Product details

Publisher : Harvard University Press; 2nd edition (September 25, 1977)
Language : English
Paperback : 97 pages
ISBN-10 : 0674710010
ISBN-13 : 978-0674710016
Item Weight : 5.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.4 x 8.21 inches

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David Claessen

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Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018

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ALFRED EMEKA

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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015

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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2015

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Great resources for educators

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mjcg

Important Read

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2011

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Well-written and easy to understand. It is a classic work in the field of education. Many of the tenets of this book are still appropriate for education today. Its short length makes it easy to recommend to busy teachers. Every American teacher should read this book!

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Hard to understand

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013

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This was a required text for an education program. I read it, but Bruner is a hard read. It's not easy to understand, but this is considered one of the father's of educational theories.

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Carl J Wenning

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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015

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Remarkably little content by today's standards. In addition, this work is long on philosophy and short on practical advice. Leaves much to be desired as a "classic" of educational literature.

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amomthatlovestoread

Terrible that they left the price they paid on the book

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019

Horrible that they left the $1.00 price tag on the book and then way up charge the price. Next time take the price off.

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Curious Learner

Influential thinker

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2006

Bruner's ideas are still relevant today--a "must read" for graduate studies in curriculum and instruction

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GB art/design

Every teacher should read this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2012

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Bruner is such a wise man! This may be and old book but his chairmanship of all these specialists in discussion results in a wonderful synthesis of concrete learning.

Sohnee

Fundamental Stuff

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2014

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This is a great book and I enjoyed reading it for completeness. Bruner's later work, 'Towards a Theory of Instruction' is the one that really got me thinking, but this is interesting background to that later work.

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Amy Giles

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2014

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Just what I needed for my degree and came very quickly

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The Process of Education: First edition

Reviewed in Japan on May 18, 2014

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