Republic of noise : the loss of solitude in schools and culture
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- ISBN: 9781610484114 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1610484118 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781610484138 (electronic)
- ISBN: 1610484134 (electronic)
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 263 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : the chatter of the present -- Definitions of solitude -- Distraction : the flip side of engagement -- Antigone : literature as "thinking apart" -- The workshop model in New York City -- The folly of the "big idea" -- The cult of success -- Mass personalization and the "underground man" -- The need for loneliness -- The practice of solitude -- Discernment and the public sphere -- Conclusion : setting up shop. |
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Subject: | Reflective learning Classroom environment Education -- Effect of technological innovations on Solitude |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | LB 1027.23 S46 2012 (Text) | 26040002996854 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |