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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Theory of Inquiry"”.
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Issues in Inquiry-Based Science Education Seen Through Dewey's Theory of Inquiry
To understand the issues of inquiry-based education, I adopted John Dewey’s theory of inquiry as the analytical framework to examine science learning activities, students’ interactions, and education standards. Educators have tried to engage students in meaningful learning, but the analysis …
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An Experimental Hope: The Case for Emergent Pedagogy
… than being organized around abstract bodies of information, it must be centered on moments of transformation out of which teaching, learning, knowing and -- in fact -- democratic individuals emerge. This reconstruction of education takes place through two primary moves. First, I make the case …
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How do teachers' beliefs affect the implementation of inquiry-based learning in the PGS Curriculum? A case study of two primary schools in Hong Kong.
In 2000, the Curriculum Development Council (CDC) of Hong Kong launched curriculum reform for all school subjects to equip students with generic skills perceived essential for the 21st Century. As part of this, the new Primary General Studies (PGS) programme implemented in 2004, adopted an …
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Framed and Framing Inquiry: Development and Defence of John Dewey's Theory of Knowledge
This thesis develops Dewey’s theory of inquiry and provides a novel perspective on what realists consider to be Dewey’s most controversial claims: his rejection of the view that inquiry aims at providing an accurate representation of reality, his claim that the object of knowledge is constructed, …
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Leadership-as-communicative-practice : transforming situations through talk and text
The dominant concept of leadership among academics and practitioners foregrounds individual leaders and views leadership as a 'thing' that can be discovered. However, there is growing scholarly consensus that we need to challenge the assumptions that underpin traditional leadership theories and …