In 2005 people accessed our pages
over five million times. There were over 1.5 million visitors
We list the hundred most popular
pages (having eliminated things like the contents and search pages)
and look at what's bubbling under.
There
was a significant change at the top of the list with Howard Gardner overtaking John Dewey
by a significant margin. Freire came in at three (swapping places with Peter Senge).
Many of the thinkers associated with organizational learning
(and the concepts associated with them) have grown in their popularity over
the last five years and have pushed 'classical' educational thinkers such as Froebel, Rousseau and Pestalozzi down the list.
Illich has slipped down 10 places. That said, there is a strong degree of
consistency in position as you scan down the list - even though traffic is up
by some 30 per cent.
New entrants on the thinkers' list include Bruce Tuckman (our highest new
entrant at 23), Nel Noddings, and Elliot W. Eisner. Charlotte Mason has staged
something of a comeback (at 99).
When we look at key ideas hope has dropped some 20 places ( a sign of the
times?) but friendship and education has gone up 60 places. Community work has
risen 19 places but anything to do with learning theory has generally gone
down.
There
was a significant change at the top of the list with Howard Gardner overtaking John Dewey
by a significant margin. Freire came in at three (swapping places with Peter Senge).
Many of the thinkers associated with organizational learning
(and the concepts associated with them) have grown in their popularity over
the last five years and have pushed 'classical' educational thinkers such as Froebel, Rousseau and Pestalozzi down the list.
Illich has slipped down 10 places. That said, there is a strong degree of
consistency in position as you scan down the list - even though traffic is up
by some 30 per cent.