David A. Turner

Using the Medical Model in Education (eBook, ePUB)

Can Pills Make You Clever?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

David Turner examines commonly held beliefs about learning, knowledge and intelligence, and critically assesses claims that certain drugs can improve learning and memory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441125705
• Artikelnr.: 38299701

Autorenporträt

David A. Turner is Professor of Education at the University of Glamorgan, UK. Before he entered academia, he was a physics teacher in secondary schools in England. He won the World Education Fellowship Prize in 2006 for his book, Theory of Education. He is currently Visiting Professor at Hiroshima University until July 2010.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Medical models in education
Chapter 2: The physical basis of intelligence
Chapter 3: The thinking machine: What is 'hard-wired' in the brain?
Chapter 4: What is intelligence?
Chapter 5: Thinking harder or thinking smarter?
Chapter 6: Attention Deficit
Chapter 7: Hyperactivity Disorder - Or just having something better to do?
Chapter 8: Two different approaches to learning
Chapter 9: Discipline and Respect
Chapter 10: Whither education?
Chapter 11: Conclusions
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