num_pages: 200
description: In these essays, the author questions the concept of children as concrete thinkers and recommends discarding social studies from the curriculum. Arguing that most empirical research in education is fruitless because of a particular conceptual confusion, he aims to show how presuppositions commonly prevent people from thinking effectively about educational issues.
language: English
title: Children's Minds, Talking Rabbits, and Clockwork Oranges
titlecomplete: Children's Minds, Talking Rabbits, and Clockwork Oranges (Critical Issues in Curriculum)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Teachers College Press