Educational theory in British children's literary classics : teaching and learning down the rabbit hole /

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Main Author: Albritton, Thomas, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Series:Education and popular culture.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Learning Down the Rabbit Hole: Lewis Carroll's Alice Novels as Case Studies of Human Development
  • Chapter 2: Beatrix Potter as a Champion of Progressive Education
  • Chapter 3: The Neverland Academy: Formal Schooling versus Natural Learning in Peter Pan
  • Chapter 4: The Wind in the Willows and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"
  • Chapter 5: A Bear of Very Little Brain: Winnie-the-Pooh and Growth Mindset
  • Chapter 6: Always Winter, But Never Christmas: Narnia and High Stakes Testing
  • Chapter 7: How Bilbo Learns: Environmental Inquiry and Reflective Practice in The Hobbit
  • Chapter 8: How Hogwarts Teaches: Identity, Personality, and Instruction
  • Epilogue: Lessons in Literature: What Readers See Through the Lens of Education.