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Psychological Theory and Educational Reform: How School Remakes Mind and Society

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Psychological Theory and Educational Reform: How School Remakes Mind and Society
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David R. Olson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:358
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9780521532112
ClassificationsDewey:370.15
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Halftones, unspecified; 4 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 June 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

For well over a century educational reformers have looked for a breakthrough in the sciences of psychology and pedagogy that would dramatically improve the effectiveness of schooling. This book shows why such an ambition is an illusion. Schools are institutions which attempt to balance the needs of a bureaucratic society that funds them with the personal goals, interests, hopes and ambitions of the students who enroll in them. Reform efforts attempt to realign that balance without any clear conception of how the two are related. This book offers a theoretical account of the relation between the minds of learners and the institutional structure of the school that would account both for the ways that schooling remakes minds and societies and why such institutions are resistant to change.

Reviews

'David Olson's Psychological Theory and Educational Reform is a masterpiece.' Teachers College Record