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Dorothy Faulkner

    Making Sense of Social Development
    Learning Relationships in the Classroom
    • Making Sense of Social Development

      • 288 stron
      • 11 godzin czytania

      This reader explores the development of children's social relationships, social competence and social understanding, from the beginning of schooling through to adolescence.

      Making Sense of Social Development1998
    • This reader explores the nature of interactions between children and their teachers in the classroom. It emphasises the importance of such relationships for children's learning and for educational practice.Part 1 looks at different cultural conceptions of the teacher-learner relationship, and how this relates to schooling, cognitive development and the aquisition of knowledge.Part 2 takes a closer look at the role of language and dialogue in interactions between adults and children in classrooms.Part 3 describes research by developmental psychologists on peer interaction and collaborative learning, and discusses how it has advanced our understanding of how children learn from each other.Part 4 considers the implications of classroom-based collaborative learning initiatives and the potential for creating 'communities of enquiry' which change how we think about knowledge acquisition.

      Learning Relationships in the Classroom1998
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