bibliography of howard earl gardner
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26/3/2015 Bibliography of Howard Earl Gardner
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Howard Gardner was born on 1943 in Scranton,Pennsylvania. His parents were refugees who fled from Nürnberg inGermany in 1938 with their 3 year old son, Eric. Prior to Howard’sbirth, Eric was killed in a sleighing accident. Gardner was a goodstudent who greatly enjoyed playing the piano. In fact, he becamean accomplished pianist as a child and considered becoming aprofessional pianist. As Howard discovered his family’s “secrethistory” (and Jewish identity), he began to realize that he was bothdifferent from his parents and peers. Howard went to a nearby
preparatory school nearby in Kingston, Pennsylvania. From there Howard went to HarvardUniversity to study history in readiness for a career in the law. However, he was lucky enough tohave Erik Erikson as a tutor. Howard’s interest in psychology and social sciences grew. Heentered Harvard’s doctoral program in 1996, and in the following year became part of the ProjectZero research team on arts education. Project Zero provided an environment in which HowardGardner could begin to explore his interest in human cognition. Gardner is married to Ellen Winner.He was divorced from the well-respected developmental psychologist, educator, and author Judith(Krieger) Gardner, who passed away in 1994. Gardner has four children.
CURRENT CAREER
Howard Gardner is currently theJohn H. and Elizabeth A. HobbsProfessor of Cognition and Education atthe Harvard Graduate School ofEducation. He also holds the position ofAdjunct Professor of Psychology atHarvard University and Senior Directorof Harvard Project Zero.
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