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ERIC Number: EJ927771
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Directions for Mind, Brain, and Education: Methods, Models, and Morality
Stein, Zachary; Fischer, Kurt W.
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v43 n1 p56-66 Feb 2011
In this article we frame a set of important issues in the emerging field of Mind, Brain, and Education in terms of three broad headings: methods, models, and morality. Under the heading of methods we suggest that the need for synthesis across scientific and practical disciplines entails the pursuit of usable knowledge via a catalytic symbiosis between theory, research, and practice. Under the heading of models the goal of producing usable knowledge should shape the construction of theories that provide comprehensive accounts of human learning and development spanning multiple levels of analysis. Under the heading of morality usable knowledge must be put to good use: Its application and dissemination ought to be infused with moral considerations gleaned from dialogue among all those potentially affected. Generally, the field should be shaped not only by its constituent scientific disciplines but also by its applications to education and learning. Thus we argue for the adoption of a kind of pragmatism that would be best actualized by building research-school collaborations between researchers and practitioners.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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