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Book SynopsisBringing insights from research in developmental psychology to pedagogy, Kuhn argues that inquiry and argument should be at the center of a “thinking curriculum”—a curriculum that makes sense to students as well as to teachers and develops the skills and values needed for lifelong learning.
Trade ReviewDeanna Kuhn’s ‘inquiry and argument curriculum’ has transformed the lives of our middle schoolers, who are typical of students in any urban public school. The students become engaged and find personal meaning in their schoolwork in a way that’s new to them and to us. I hope this bold and original proposal will change American education. -- Gardner Dunnan, Associate Provost for Special Projects, Columbia University
In the best tradition of John Dewey and Jerome Bruner, Deanna Kuhn has authored a thoughtful, thought-provoking, and empirically-grounded essay on the centrality of argument and inquiry in all education. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Education and Cognition, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Why Go to School? 2. What Are We Doing Here? II. Inquiry 3. Learning to Learn 4. The Skills of Inquiry 5. Developing Inquiry Skills III. Argument 6. Why Argue? 7. The Skills of Argument 8. Developing Argument Skills IV. Conclusions 9. Becoming Educated References Index
