Dillon Teaching Psychology and the Socratic Method

Real Knowledge in a Virtual Age
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-95050-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 209 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Behavioral Science and Psychology

This book presents a lively and accessible way to use the ancient figure of Socrates to teach modern psychology that avoids the didactic lecture and sterile textbook.  In the online age, is a living teacher even needed?  What can college students learn face-to-face from a teacher they cannot learn anywhere else?  The answer is what most teachers already seek to do: help students think critically, clearly define concepts, logically reason from premises to conclusions, engage in thoughtful and persuasive communication, and actively engage the franchise of democratic citizenship.  But achieving these outcomes requires an intimate, interpersonal learning community.  This book presents a plan for using the ancient figure of Socrates and his Method to realize humane learning outcomes in the context of psychology.  

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dillon, James J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Why We TeachChapter 2: Who Is Socrates and Why Should We Read Him?Chapter 3: The Socratic MethodChapter 4: Socrates Structures the CourseChapter 5: Teaching Neuroscience with PhaedoChapter 6: Teaching the Psychology of Memory with PhaedoChapter 7: Teaching the Psychology of Learning with MenoChapter 8: Teaching Sensation-Perception Psychology with De AnimaChapter 9: Teaching Cognitive Psychology with De AnimaChapter 10: Academic Conference #1: Psychology and the BodyChapter 11: Teaching Developmental Psychology with RepublicChapter 12: Teaching Moral Development with TheaetetusChapter 13: Teaching Abnormal Psychology with Nichomachean EthicsChapter 14: Teaching Psychotherapy with PhaedrusChapter 15: Academic Conference #2: Good, Better, Best in PsychologyChapter 16: Teaching Personality with ApologyChapter 17: Teaching Social Psychology with CritoChapter 18: Teaching Motivation & Emotion Psychology with EuthyphroChapter 19: Academic Conference #3: What Is the Self?Chapter 20: Omnibus Academic Conference: The Socratic MethodAppendix AAppendix BReferences

Über Autor(innen)

James J. Dillon is a psychologist and Professor at the University of West Georgia, USA.  He specializes in the study of learning and development.  He has coordinated many special learning communities for college students.  In addition to his research and university teaching, Dr. Dillon is a certified public elementary school teacher.