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Democracy and Education
John DeweyArgues that schools should be run as a democratic community and that learning grows out of experience. It is a foundation for most later education theory.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo FreireDescribes education as either domesticating or liberating, and proposes dialogue between teachers and learners. Central to critical pedagogy. Open Library lists 1967; the Portuguese original is usually dated 1968.
Make It Stick
Peter C. BrownSummarizes research on retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving for students and adult learners. Listed under Peter C. Brown; the book was co-written with Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel.
Ultralearning
Scott YoungA practical guide to self-directed, intensive learning projects, drawing on examples of people who learned hard skills quickly.
Grit
Angela DuckworthPopularizes the idea that sustained effort toward long-term goals predicts achievement. The concept has been debated in psychology research.
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