Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Keywords
cognitive development, cognitive tools, educational theory, Kieran Egan, learning theories, somatic understanding
Disciplines
Developmental Psychology
Abstract
Kieran Egan was born in 1942 in Clomel, Ireland. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 from the University of London. After graduating he was employed at the Institute for Comparative Studies in Kingston upon Thames as a research fellow. Egan then began a Ph.D. program in philosophy of education from Stanford Graduate School of Education, but after two years he transferred to Cornell University and completed his degree in 1972. He then worked at Simon Frasier University as a professor of education.
Recommended Citation
Lowry, Benjamin; Lashley, Lisa K.; and Golden, Charles J., "Kieran Egan" (2025). Essays in Developmental Psychology. 102.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/edp/102