This book describes four 'layers' or stages of education - Mythic, Romantic, Philosophic and Ironic and shows how children at each stage most effectively learn, and how they can be helped towards educational maturity. While drawing on a wide range of philosophical and psychological literature, this new theory is primarily constructed from close observation of children in their common and intense imaginative engagements, and in everyday educational practice.
| ISBN: | 9780415669528 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2011 |
| Author: | Kieran Egan |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions. Education |
| Genres: |
Educational strategies and policy Teaching of a specific subject Philosophy and theory of education |