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ERIC Number: EJ591959
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
A Karplus Lecture: Learning as Transformation.
Samples, Bob
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v8 n2 p93-105 Jun 1999
Defines four key aspects of a new paradigm of learning: (1) the participatory mind; (2) nature, evolution, and learning; (3) the soul and learning; and (4) transformation. Argues that if students are to believe that what they are taught is worthwhile, they must be given the power to transform. Contains 23 references. (WRM)
Descriptors: Culture, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individual Development, Learning Theories, Science and Society, Social Values, Technology, World Views
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nature