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" Reconstructing undergraduate education : "
Robert B. Innes.
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BL
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Record Number
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966799
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b721169
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Main Entry
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Innes, Robert B.
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Title & Author
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Reconstructing undergraduate education : : using learning science to design effective courses /\ Robert B. Innes.
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Publication Statement
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Mahwah, N.J. :: L. Erlbaum Associates,, 2004.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xv, 301 pages)
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ISBN
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080584841X
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: 1410610829
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: 9780805848410
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: 9781410610829
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-283) and indexes.
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Contents
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Preface; Introduction; 1 Overview of Constructivism; 2 John Dewey and the Foundations of Constructivism; 3 Psychological Constructivist Perspectives on Learning; 4 Course Development Case Study I; 5 Sociocultural Perspectives on Learning; 6 Transactional Constructivist Perspectives; 7 Open Dialogue, Disciplinary Discourse, and Diversity in the Learning Community; 8 "Understanding Organizations" Case Study II; 9 Developing a Transactional Constructivist Teaching Model; 10 Curriculum Reform in Higher Education; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Author Index; Subject Index.
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Abstract
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This book is designed to introduce professors and administrators in higher education to the philosophical, theoretical, and research support for using a constructivist perspective on learning to guide the reconstruction of undergraduate education.
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Subject
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College teaching.
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Education, Higher-- Philosophy.
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College teaching.
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EDUCATION-- Higher.
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Education, Higher-- Philosophy.
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Dewey Classification
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378.1/2
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LC Classification
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LB2324.I55 2004eb
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