Tell Me More Listening to Learners Explain

This book is a singular contribution to the literature on teaching and learning. - James A. Banks, University of Washington, Seattle ""Duckworth has given us case studies of 'mid-wife' teaching at its very best."" - Mary Field Belenky, co-author of Women's Ways of Knowing ""Duckworth's book, Tell Me More: Listening to Learners Explain, is a fascinating and pioneering account of people working together over many weeks, struggling to invent ideas."" - Howard E. Gruber, Teachers College, Columbia University ""These essays, in their concrete dailyness, give us a vision of what's possible, some crafterly advice about how to proceed, and the courage to try."" - Deborah Meier, Principal, Mission Hill Elementary School, Boston ""This book by teachers... specifies a process of mutual inquiry and discovery that begins with a real problem in all its complexity and emphasizes close observation and listening to the development of ideas."" - Elliot G. Mishler, Harvard Medical School ""This compelling collection vividly portrays Eleanor Duckworth's notion of 'the having of wonderful ideas,' an educational practice, as you will see, typified by passionate teachers and engaged students, together collaborating in the 'collective creation of knowledge.""' - William F. Pinar, Louisiana State University ""This book provides a close-up view of a foundational Freirean principle of learners constructing their own knowledge based on prior experience, new information, and meaningful dialogue with others."" - Margo Okazawa-Rey, San Francisco State University ""Spend time with Eleanor Duckworth and you will become a better educator. Her life's work has been studying the habits of engaged learners."" - Ira Shor, City University of New York Graduate School

Eleanor Duckworth is Professor of Education at Harvard University. A former student of Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder, she has worked in curriculum development, program evaluation, and teacher education in the United States, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and her native Canada.