Geburtsdatum | Freitag, 01. Oktober 1915 |
Geburtsort | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Todesort | Manhattan,_New_York_City |
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Beschreibung | Jerome Seymour Bruner (October 1, 1915 – June 5, 2016) was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received a BA in 1937 from Duke University and a PhD from Harvard University in 1941. He taught and did research at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and New York University. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bruner as the 28th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. |
Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.
