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Educating pre-primary teachers to teach for multiple intelligences
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cheung, Kwok Cheung |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Characteristics of Modern Education The 21 st century is an era whence l i fe sciences flourish. It is also an era of transition from modern to postmodern life-long education (see Cheung, 2003a for discussion). We can use the Landscape Garden Metaphor to illustrate what modern education is like, whereas the Habitat Metaphor is more appropriate for post-modern education. In a landscape garden, one focuses mainly on the resources available to configure an appropriate setting that conforms to the ideal of the garden designer. Likewise, 20 century education resembles a landscape garden in that schools pay attention to time, personnel and material resources. Through cybernetics control mechanisms similar Purpose: This paper presents experiences of in-service teacher education in Macao which seeks to educate preprimary teachers to teach for multiple intelligences. A thematic topic unit designed by a group of teachers is included to reveal what teachers can do to achieve the ideal of individually configured education. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.hkta1934.org.hk/NewHorizon/abstract/2006m/103-113.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
