Lantern Consciousness

Lantern Consciousness (Alison Gopnik, 2000s) – a descriptive term used to draw an analogy between a lantern’s diffuse, multi-directional light and the infant’s expansive awareness of the sea of sensorial possibilities in which they are immersed (Contrast: Spotlight Consciousness, below).



Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2022). “Lantern Consciousness” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.


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