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Contemporary Theories and Practice in Education
Yves Bertrand

Introduction

Theories of Education

Classification of Educational Theories

Chapter 1: Spiritualistic Theories

1.1 Spiritualistic Revival

1.2 History and Problems

1.3 Principles of Spiritualistic Education

1.4 Conceptions about Education
1.4.1 Maslow’s Theory
1.4.2 Harman’s Theory
1.4.3 Leonard’s Theory
1.4.4 Ferguson’s Theory
1.4.5 Fotinas’s Theory

1.5 Conclusion

Chapter 2: Personalist Theories

2.1 On Becoming a Person
2.1.1 History and Problems
2.1.2 Two Trends

2.2 Nondirective Education
2.2.1 History and Problems
2.2.2 Principles
2.2.3 Strategies

2.3 Neo-Humanistic Theories
2.3.1 History and Problems
2.3.2 Principles
2.3.3 Strategies

2.4 Interactive Theories of Personal Development
2.4.1 History and Problems
2.4.2 Principles

2.5 Open Education
2.5.1 Problems
2.5.2 Principles

2.6 Conclusion

Chapter 3: Psychocognitive Theories

3.1 The Construction of Knowledge

3.2 Constructivist Didactics
3.2.1 History and Problems
3.2.2 Prior Conceptions
3.2.3 Some Constructivist Didactics
3.2.4 Allosteric Model
3.2.5 Epistemological Disturbance

3.3 Pedagogical Profiles
3.3.1 La Garanderie’s Model
3.3.2 Pedagogical Profiles and the Teaching of Mathematics

3.4 Conclusion

Chapter 4: Technological Theories

4.1 Salvation through Technology

4.2 Two Main Trends

4.3 Systemic Trend
4.3.1 History and Problems
4.3.2 Instructional Design

4.4 Hypermedia Trend

4.4.1 Evolution of the Hypermedia
4.4.2 Organizational Principles of Hypermedia Environments
4.4.3 Examples of Open Hypermedia Environments

4.5 Minimal Training

4.6 Conclusion

Chapter 5: Social Cognitive Theories

5.1 Transactions between Individuals and their Environment

5.2 Social Cognitive Theories of Social Learning
5.2.1 History and Issues
5.2.2 Principles
5.2.3 Pedagogical Strategies

5.3 Social Cognitive Conflict Theory
5.3.1 History and Issues
5.3.2 Principles
5.5.3 Pedagogical strategies

5.4 Vygotsky’s Sociohistorical Theory
5.4.1 History and Issues
5.4.2 Principles
5.4.3 Pedagogical Strategies

5.5 Contextualized Learning Theories
5.5.1 History and Issues
5.5.2 Principles
5.5.3 Pedagogical Strategies

5.6 Cooperative Teaching and Learning Theories
5.6.1 History and Issues
5.6.2 Principles
5.6.3 Pedagogical Strategies

5.7 Conclusion

Chapter 6: Social Theories

6.1 Social Theories of Education

6.2 Institutional Pedagogies
6.2.1 Psychosociological Trend
6.2.2 Psychoanalytical Trend
6.2.3 Institutional Pedagogy and Nondirectivity
6.2.4 Paradox of Institutional Pedagogy

6.3 Conscientization Pedagogies

6.3.1 Freire’s Ideas
6.3.2 Pedagogies of Liberation
6.3.3 Critical Pedagogy
6.3.4 Social Pedagogy of Self-Development

6.4 Eco-Social Theories of Education
6.4.1 Systematic Education in an Ecosociety
6.4.2 Experiential Education
6.4.3 Curriculum for the Future

6.5 Conclusion

Chapter 7: Academic Theories

7.1 Quality Education: A Problem
7.1.1 Barbarians at Our Gates

7.2 Two Trends

7.3 Traditionalist Theories
7.3.1 History and Problems
7.3.2 Principles
7.3.3 Curriculum of a Classical Education

7.4 Generalist Theories
7.4.1 Problems of Quality Education
7.4.2 Principles of General Education
7.4.3 Pedagogical Strategies

7.5 Conclusion

Chapter 8: General Conclusion

8.1 Questions about Education

8.2 The Best Theory

8.3 For a New Eco-Social Competence

Contemporary Theories and Practice in Education Matrix

Bibliography

Index

 

 

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