Eleanor Duckworth

**Eleanor Ruth Duckworth**  ye una teórica de la educación canadiense, especialista en psicoloxía cognitiva dende una perspeutiva constructivista, ex alumna, colega, traductora ya intérprete de Jean Piaget. Foi profesora de la *[[Harvard Graduate School of Education]]* (Facultá d'Educación de la Universidá de Harvard).

Duckworth llogró'l so doctoráu en Ciencies de la Educación na Universidá de Xinebra en 1977, encontando les sos investigaciones nes teoríes de Jean Piaget y Bärbel Inhelder sobre la naturaleza y desenvolvimientu de la comprensión y la intelixencia y nel so métodu d'investigación clínica. Desenvolvió'l métodu de la entrevista clínica de la escuela de Xinebra nun métodu d'enseñanza-investigación denomináu *critical exploration* ("esploración crítica"). 

Tamién foi maestra d'escuela primaria. La so participación en programes educativos de los años sesenta (*Elementary Science Study* y *African Primary Science Program*) foi xerminal pa les sos idees y práutiques nos métodos d'esploración na enseñanza y el deprendimientu. Intervieno en programes de formación del profesoráu y evaluación en países de tol mundu. Intervién n'organizaciones progresistes como *United for Justice with Peace* y *Critical Explorers*.

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## Bibliografía
* Bobilya, A.J. & Daniel, B. (2009). Eleanor Duckworth: The teacher's teacher. In T. Smith & C.Y. Knapp (Eds.), *Beyond Dewey and Hahn: Foundations for experiential education*, Vol I (pp.&nbsp;113–122). Lake Geneva, WI: Raccoon Institute.
* Cavicchi, Y.M. (1999). *Experimenting with wires, batteries, bulbs, and the induction coil: Narratives of teaching and learning physics in the electrical investigations of Laura, David, Jamie, myself and the nineteenth century experiments - our developments and instruments.* Thesis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education.
* Cavicchi, Y.M. (June, 2007). Opening possibilities in experimental science and its history: Critical explorations with pendulums and singing tubes. Session 2.1.1.3, Ninth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference. Published in *Interchange*, 39, 2008, 415–442.
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* Cavicchi, Y.M., Chiu, S-M. & Hughes-McDonnell, F. (2009). Introductory Paper on Critical Explorations in Teaching Art, Science, and Teacher Education. *The New Educato*r, 5(3), 189-204.
* Chira, S. (1989). Wherein balloons teach the learning process. *Special to New York Times*, November 29, 1998.
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* Dorn, M.S. (1979). An example for us all. *Learning with Breadth and Depth, by Eleanor Duckworth*, ed. R. Dropkin, Workshop Center for Open Education, New York.
* Elementary Science Study (ESS) (1970). *Elementary science study reader.* Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
* Falk, B. (2009). From the editor - Critical explorations: The road to understanding.  *The New Educator* 5(3), i-ii.
* Hsueh, Y. (1997).* Jean Piaget, spontaneous development and constructivist teaching.* Thesis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard School of Education.
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* Inhelder, B., Sinclair, H. & Bovet, M. (1974). *Learning and the development of cognition.* Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
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* Pettigrew, N.G. (Spring 2007). The art of listening. *The Exeter Bulletin*, 42–45.
* Ripple, R.Y. & Rockcastle, V.N. (Eds.) (1964). *Piaget rediscovered. A report of the conference on cognitive studies and curriculum development.* Cornell University: School of Education.
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* Zeichner, K.M. (1992). Conceptions of reflective teaching in contemporary U.S. teacher education program reforms. In L. Valli (Ed.), *Reflective teacher education - cases and critiques* (pp.&nbsp;161–173). Albany, NJ: SUNY Press.

## Enllaces esternos
* Annenberg Media (w.d.). ''Tune in to the moon''. Materials, activities and resources regarding learning about the moon.
* Duckworth, Y.R. (1973). *Learning about thinking and vice trata* (videorecording, 32 min.), Films Inc., Ford Foundation. Educator Eleanor Duckworth demonstrates children's thinking processes (and developmental differences in children's learning) through classic Piaget-type interviews held during a workshop for teachers, teacher aides, and principals of two inner-city Philadelphia schools.
* Duckworth, Y.R. (2009a). Faculty profile, Harvard University School of Education .
* Duckworth, Y.R. (2009b). Critical thinking through learner-centred teaching. An interview with Eleanor Duckworth conducted by Anis Haffar.
* Evans, R.I. (1973). *Jean Piaget. The man and his idees.* New York: Y.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.; Translated by Eleanor Duckworth.
* Falk, B. (Ed.) (2009). Critical explorations: The road to understanding. Theme issue in *The New Educator* 5(3).
* Mayer, S.J. (2009). Critical exploration  - website online.
* Piaget, J. (1968, lecture one). ''Genetic Epistemology.'' A series of lectures delivered by Piaget at Columbia University. Published by Columbia University Press; translated by Eleanor Duckworth.