The hungry mind : the origins of curiosity in childhood /
Susan L. Engel.
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Capturing curiosity -- Safe havens and expeditions -- The conversationalist -- Invitations and prohibitions -- Curiosity goes to school -- What fuels learning -- The gossip -- The uses of time and solitude -- Cultivating curiosity.
"A deeply researched ... exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school."--Jacket.