Frank C. Keil

Wonder

Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science

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Produktbeschreibung

"An explanation of where children's scientific intuitions come from and how they can be nurtured. Intended not just for scholars but science teachers and enthusiasts as well"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780262046497
• ISBN-10: 0262046490
• Artikelnr.: 62917132

Autorenporträt

Frank C. Keil

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
I The Cognitive Gifts of Childhood 
1 The Puzzle and the Promise 3
2 Early Exploration and Discovery 21
3 Working with Others 43
4 The Mechanistic Mind 73
II The Big Sleep: Weakening Wonder
5 Developmental Disconnects 105
6 Motivational Muddles 137
III Disengagement and Its Discontents 
7 Seductive Detours 169
8 It's a Wonderless Life 195
9 Great Reawakenings 221
Notes 253
Index 295