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Psychosemiotics

by Howard A. Smith (Author)
©2001 Monographs XIV, 334 Pages

Summary

This book introduces psychosemiotics, the study of how we learn, understand, and use the signs of culture. In describing seven signways through which we come to know our worlds, Howard A. Smith applies insights from multiple intelligences theory, evolutionary psychology, and the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce. This book also provides implications for educational practice and suggestions for ongoing inquiry in psychosemiotics.

Details

Pages
XIV, 334
Year
2001
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820452364
Language
English
Keywords
culture evolutionary psychology signs
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien, 2001. XIV, 334 pp., 16 ill.

Biographical notes

Howard A. Smith (Author)

The Author: Howard A. Smith is Associate Professor of Education (Educational Psychology) at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Toronto. He is known internationally for his numerous publications on nonverbal communication in teaching, human learning, and the semiotics of education.

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