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The clearest ideas I've seen that I think would help are described by Nel Noddings in her various writings. These are from a "philosophy of education" standpoint. Practical implications are addressed quite well by researchers such as Barbara Rogoff. (Perhaps I should have mentioned that I have a Master's in Education and I am currently going for my doctorate.) I'm not talking about "ivory tower" stuff-- I think these writers have ample evidence that what they're suggesting has a strong likelihood to positively impact education, based on thorough research across many cultures, within and outside of the US.
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Neko -- Can you make some specific recommendations, preferably with links? Some time ago I tried looking for good practical stuff in the academic literature on Education -- and wound up over in Psych rather than Education. The bulk of what I found in education journals was... I'll politely say "seriously deficient" in terms of connection with any reality that I recognized.
EDIT: I was looking into English as a second language at the time, which may have skewed what I found.
Please note: this doesn't mean that all education research is lousy, but rather that the stuff I happen to have found was lousy.
I'd be
very interested in readings that are actually useful or insightful or even well-supported by research. Better still if they're accessible to interested scientifically trained non-specialists as well.
Xenophon
P.S. I think I previously shared my Aunt's sad experience with her Ph.D. in education, so I'll not repeat that tale.