The Pursuit of Excellence Through Education

ISBN-13: 9780805831870 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 268 str.

Michel Ferrari

Opis

This text presents and integrates different perspectives on how to promote excellence in education. It focuses upon the debate between those who emphasize developing individual learning, and those promoting cultural and institutional reform.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Part I: The Individual Pursuit of Excellence. H. Gardner, Learning From Extraordinary Minds. K.A. Ericsson, Attaining Excellence Through Deliberate Practice: Insights From the Study of Expert Performance. R.J. Sternberg, E.L. Grigorenko, M. Ferrari, Fostering Intellectual Excellence Through Developing Expertise. B.J. Zimmerman, Achieving Academic Excellence: A Self-Regulatory Perspective. Part II: Culture, Society, and the Pursuit of Excellence. M.F. Mascolo, J. Li, R. Fink, K.W. Fischer, Pathways to Excellence: Value Presuppositions and the Development of Academic and Affective Skills in Educational Contexts. R.L. Pinkus, R. Sauder, Creating Standards of Excellence for Residency Training in Neurological Surgery: A Historical Approach. H.A. Simon, Achieving Excellence in Institutions. M. Ferrari, Personal and Institutional Pursuit of Excellence. M. Ferrari, Conclusion: What Is Excellence and How to Study It?

O autorze

Edited by Ferrari, Michel