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ERIC Number: EJ575224
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
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Brain Science, Brain Fiction.
Bruer, John T.
Educational Leadership, v56 n3 p14-18 Nov 1998
Three big ideas from brain science have arisen during the past 20 to 30 years: neural connections form rapidly early in life; critical periods occur in development; and enriched environments profoundly affect brain development during the early years. Current brain research has little to offer educational practice or policy. (10 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Intelligence, Misconceptions, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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