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Focusing on the sensory experiences of craftspeople, this volume delves into three wooden boat workshops along the East Coast. The author, a boat builder's apprentice, shares insights from his fieldwork, highlighting how artisans interpret their tools and materials, enriching their practical skills. Through this exploration, he reveals that the workshop experience fosters a deeper perceptual understanding, creating meaningful objects that often go unnoticed. The book posits that this intelligence is a vital aspect of human cognition, often neglected in modern education.
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Craft Learning as Perceptual Transformation, Tom Martin
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- Released
- 2021
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- Subtitle
- Getting the Feel in the Wooden Boat Workshop
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Martin
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN13
- 9783030642822
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- Focusing on the sensory experiences of craftspeople, this volume delves into three wooden boat workshops along the East Coast. The author, a boat builder's apprentice, shares insights from his fieldwork, highlighting how artisans interpret their tools and materials, enriching their practical skills. Through this exploration, he reveals that the workshop experience fosters a deeper perceptual understanding, creating meaningful objects that often go unnoticed. The book posits that this intelligence is a vital aspect of human cognition, often neglected in modern education.