{"product_id":"back-to-the-sandbox-jaroslav-andel-9781517907525","title":"Back to the Sandbox: Art and Radical Pedagogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn international group of artists and scholars reflects on the nature and significance of education in contemporary society, introducing new perspectives on learning and creativity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to the Sandbox\u003c\/i\u003e addresses critical issues of the education system from an intriguing new perspective: essays by leading thinkers juxtaposed with art projects, intended for kindergarten through adult. The core issues include democracy in education, creativity, transdisciplinarity, neuroplasticity, thinking versus memorizing, science versus art and humanities. Both artists and scholars explore specific topics while guided by one framing question central to educators' and students' concerns today: What education do we need? The volume includes several lead essays and eighteen shorter texts from international scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on an exhibition with the same name, \u003ci\u003eBack to the Sandbox\u003c\/i\u003e records an ongoing multifaceted project that comprises exhibitions, conferences, workshops, surveys, and online roundtables, connecting local communities with international networks. This groundbreaking publication will serve as both reference and inspiration to educators, students, artists, parents, policy makers, and everyone interested in education and art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Peter Alheit, Georg-August-U, Gottingen, Germany; Eva Bakkeslett; Nicolas Buchoud; Nancy Budwig, Clark U; Cathy Burke, U of Cambridge; Luis Camnitzer; Teddy Cruz; Jim Duignan; Tony Eaude, U of Oxford; Bente Elkjaer, Aarhus U, Denmark; Priscila Fernandes; Fonna Forman; Liane Gabora, U of British Columbia; Henry Giroux, McMaster U, Ontario; Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley; Michael Joaquin Grey; Ane Hjort Guttu; Jessica Hamlin, New York U; Yaacov Hecht; Knud Illeris, Danish School of Education, Copenhagen; Mannish Jain; Ronald Jones; Markus Kayser; Floris Koot; Eva Koťátková; Graziela Kunsch; Pamela Kuntz; Tyson E. Lewis, U of North Texas; Sugata Mitra, Newcastle U, London; James Mollison; Basarab Nicolescu, U Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris; Petr Nikl; Petr Payne; Renzo Piano; Howard Rheingold; Lubos Rychvalský; Andreas Schleicher; Calvin Seibert; Bára Stěpánová; Mark Tennant; Bruce E. Wexler, Yale U; Judy Willis; Conrad Wolfram; Hafthor Yngvason; Philip Zimbardo, Stanford U.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaroslav Andel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517907527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517907525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Western Gallery \u0026amp; Public Art Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Jaroslav Andel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445277634815,"sku":"9781517907525","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ffc4622-9837-42f4-aad5-87a76d9c6a22.jpg?v=1777217662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/back-to-the-sandbox-jaroslav-andel-9781517907525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}