Constructivism in Education [Paperback]

Unique in offering a multidisciplinary perspective on key issues of alternative epistemologies in education, this collection includes contributions from scholars in family therapy, epistemology, and mathematics, science, and language education. These respected researchers were brought together to develop the theme of constructivism as it applies to many diversified fields.

This book examines key distinctions of various constructivist epistemologies, comparing and contrasting the various paradigms. Each section provides both keynote positions on a particular alternative paradigm as well as critical comments by respondents regarding that position. Several chapters also present a synthesis of the alternative epistemological perspectives.
Contents: J. Gale,Preface. Part I:Radical Constructivism and Social Constructionism.E. von Glasersfeld,A Constructivist Approach to Teaching. K.J. Gergen,Social Construction and the Educational Process. J. Shotter,In Dialogue: Social Constructionism and Radical Constructivism. J. Richards,Construct[ion/iv]ism: Pick One of the Above. Part II:Information-Processing Constructivism and Cybernetic Systems.F. Steier,From Universing to Conversing: An Ecological Constructionist Approach to Learning and Multiple Description. R.J. Spiro, P.J. Feltovich, M.J. Jacobson, R.L. Coulson,Cognitive Flexibility, Constructivism, and Hypertext: Random Access Instruction for Advanced Knowledge Acquisition in Ill-Structured Domains. K. Tomm,Response to Chapters by Spiro et al. and Steier. P.W. Thompson,Constructivism, Cybernetics, and Information Processing: Implications for Technologies of Research on Learning. Part III:Social Constructivism and Sociocultural Approaches.H. Bauersfeld,The Structuring of the Structures: Development andlC>