To understand is to invent : the future of education / Jean Piaget ; English translation by George-Anne Roberts.

Author
Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Grossman Publishers, 1973.
Description
viii, 148 pages ; 22 cm

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    Translator
    Contains
    Summary note
    The Swiss psychologist shares his views on new educational techniques and the universal right to education in two texts especially prepared for UNESCO.
    Notes
    Translation of Où va l'éducation and Le droit à l'éducation dans le monde actuel which were written for UNESCO in 1971 and 1948 respectively.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • A structural foundation for tomorrow's education
    • Retrospective
    • Prospects for the future
    • New relations between human and natural sciences
    • The right to education in the present world
    • The universal declarations of human rights
    • Every person has the right to education
    • Education shall be free ...
    • Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children
    • Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
    • Education shall promote understanding, tolerance, and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
    ISBN
    • 0670720348
    • 9780670720347
    LCCN
    73006360
    OCLC
    757472
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