The Learning Brain
Lessons for Education

By:

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Uta Frith

Format:

Soft Cover

Length:

216 pages

Order #:

LBLE-WEB

Price:

$24.95

Released:

2005

In this groundbreaking book, two leading authorities in the field review what we really know about how and when the brain learns, and consider the implications of this knowledge for educational policy and practice.

  • pioneering book in emerging field from two leading authorities;
  • reviews in an accessible style what we know about how and when the brain learns;
  • draws out the implications of this knowledge for educational policy and practice;
  • covers studies on learning during the whole of development, including adulthood;
  • looks at what we can learn from brain research about children with learning difficulties, and how this can inform remedial education
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