J. Bruner’s Quotes on Education

was preparing my slides for the upcoming presentation on wednesday on ‘motivation in language learning’ and was very lucky to chance upon this page via google search, a list of Bruner’s thoughts painstakingly put together by Dr Donna Woolard of Campbell University. this list is divided into the following sections:

  • Intuition
  • Cognition
  • Curriculum
  • Assessment
  • Culture
  • Meaning
  • The Product of Education
  • Pedagogy
  • Motivation
  • Technology
  • Reform
  • Structure
  • Transfer of Learning
  • Learner Needs and Abilities

with quotes from

  1. Bruner, J. (1960). The Process of Education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
  2. Bruner, J. (1966). The Culture of Education.
  3. Bruner, J. (1973). The Relevance of Education.
  4. Bruner, J. (1974). Toward a Theory of Instruction.
  5. Bruner, J. (1996). The Culture of Education. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

thank you Dr Woolard for sharing the list 🙂

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