The Illusion of Knowing: Towards a Curriculum of Unknowing

D. Spendlove

The Illusion of Knowing: Towards a Curriculum of Unknowing

Manchester Institute of Education

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Abstract

This paper extends previous enquiries by the author by examining the ‘illusion of knowing’ within a context of children as designers within the English education system. The paper seeks to challenge the under-theorized notion of children as designers and argues that the curriculum is idealistically predicated upon a concept of robust knowledge, consistent decision making and reliable thinking when in fact it may be more fruitful to be developed on the basis of cognitive limitations and a ‘curriculum of unknowing’

Original language	English
Title of host publication	host publication
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2010
Event	Technological Learning & Thinking Conference - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Duration: 17 Jun 2010 → 20 Jun 2010

Conference

Conference	Technological Learning & Thinking Conference
City	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Period	17/06/10 → 20/06/10

Keywords

Illusion, Emotion, Knowing

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