Duckworth, Eleanor
DUCKWORTH, Eleanor
DUCKWORTH, Eleanor. Canadian, b. 1935. Genres: Education. Career: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, associate professor, 1981-89, professor of education, 1989-. Publications: (trans.) Jean Piaget, Genetic Epistemology, 1971; Learning with Breadth and Depth, 1979; The Having of Wonderful Ideas and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning, 1987, 2nd ed., 1995; (with others) Science Education: A Minds-On Approach for the Elementary Years, 1989; (with others) Teacher to Teacher: Learning from Each Other, 1997; (ed.) "Tell Me More": Listening to Learners Explain, 2001. Address: Harvard University, Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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