The Society That Learns
Constructionism and Lifelong Learning in Thailand
$127.95
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2026
Summary
How Thai farmers, teachers, and workers created new approaches to lifelong learning through constructionism—and transformed communities across the country as a result.
The educational philosophy of constructionism holds that learning works best when it comes from creating things in the world and generating change on a personal, community, and even societal level. In The Society That Learns, Paulo Blikstein and Deborah Fields analyze one of the longest-running community develo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262052276 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026205227X |
| Author: | Paulo Blikstein, Deborah A. Fields |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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“This book provides an important expansion of Seymour Papert’s original ideas beyond their Western origins. It demonstrates how constructionism in Thailand has evolved through local culture, social relationships, and lived practices, offering valuable insights into how constructionist learning unfolds in non-Western contexts.”
— Sawaros Thanapornsangsuth, Director of the Social Innovation Lab at Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation, Bangkok
“At a time when technological and political disruptions are threatening to limit people’s agency, The Society that Learns presents a hopeful picture of what’s possible when human agency is encouraged and supported at all levels of a society.”
— Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research, MIT Media Lab; author of Lifelong Kindergarten
Paulo Blikstein
Paulo Blikstein
Paulo Blikstein is an Associate Professor at Teachers College and an Affiliate Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. He also holds a position as a Visiting Professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. Blikstein is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Early Career Award and the AERA Jan Hawkins Early Career Award.
Deborah A. Fields
Deborah A. Fields is a Research Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. She is the coauthor of Connected Play, published by MIT Press.
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