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From Names We Know To Those We Might Not: A Review Of Our Top Ten Educational Theorists' Contributions To The Literature And The Practical Implications Of Their Work, George Hrivnak, Amy Kenworthy Aug 2010

From Names We Know To Those We Might Not: A Review Of Our Top Ten Educational Theorists' Contributions To The Literature And The Practical Implications Of Their Work, George Hrivnak, Amy Kenworthy

George Hrivnak

This interactive session reviews the work of our "Top Ten" seminal educational theorists and contextualizes their most significant contributions in terms of their potential to enhance the teaching effectiveness of session participants. A variety of well-known and not-so-well-known theorists were deliberately chosen in a effort to make the session attractive to both experts and relative neophytes of the learning/education literature. The selected scholars vary from those well known in the management education literature (e.g. John Dewey, Jean Piaget) to those who are perhaps less well-known or appreciated (e.g. Lev Vygotsky, Robert Gagne, Paulo Freire, Malcolm Knowles, and Jack Mezirow).


Broadening Our Horizons: Exploring The Work Of Ten Educational Theorists And Their Potential Contributions To The Scholarship And Practice Of Management Education, George Hrivnak, Amy Kenworthy Aug 2010

Broadening Our Horizons: Exploring The Work Of Ten Educational Theorists And Their Potential Contributions To The Scholarship And Practice Of Management Education, George Hrivnak, Amy Kenworthy

George Hrivnak

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Just Thinking: A Compilation Of Bio-Cultural Experiences, Mary Ferguson May 2010

Just Thinking: A Compilation Of Bio-Cultural Experiences, Mary Ferguson

Mary J. Ferguson, Ed. D.

Just Thinking journeys the cultural education of the author in poetry form. The content relates the spiritual, educational, family, and rural life of the author to a visual character of substance and self-existence.


The History Of Higher Education: Methods For Uncovering The Past, Marybeth Gasman Dec 2009

The History Of Higher Education: Methods For Uncovering The Past, Marybeth Gasman

Marybeth Gasman

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Understanding Educational Achievement And Outcomes: Person, Process And Context, Mary Ainley, Sarah Buckley Dec 2009

Understanding Educational Achievement And Outcomes: Person, Process And Context, Mary Ainley, Sarah Buckley

Dr Sarah Buckley

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