Thomas Albritton

Educational Theory in British Children's Literary Classics (eBook, PDF)

Teaching and Learning Down the Rabbit Hole

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Thomas Albritton explores images of teaching and learning in several giants in the canon of British children's literature. Identifying traces of Plato, Rousseau, Dewey, and Vygotsky; portrayals of growth mindset and high stakes testing; and evidence of the pedagogical power of inquiry, teacher personality, and project-based learning, Albritton's analysis results in both a richer appreciation for the literature and a deeper understanding of the educational theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978790889
• Artikelnr.: 74397876

Autorenporträt

Thomas Albritton is associate professor of English education at High Point University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by the Series Editors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Learning Down the Rabbit Hole: Lewis Carroll's Alice Novels as
Case Studies of Human Development
Chapter 2: Beatrix Potter as a Champion of Progressive Education
Chapter 3: The Neverland Academy: Formal Schooling vs. Natural Learning in
Peter Pan
Chapter 4: The Wind in the Willows and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"
Chapter 5: A Bear of Very Little Brain: Winnie-the-Pooh and Growth Mindset
Chapter 6: Always Winter, But Never Christmas: Narnia and High Stakes
Testing
Chapter 7: How Bilbo Learns: Environmental Inquiry and Reflective Practice
in The Hobbit
Chapter 8: How Hogwarts Teaches: Identity, Personality, and Instruction
Epilogue: Lessons in Literature: What Readers See Through the Lens of
Education
Bibliography
Index
About the Author