Culture In Education And Development
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Culture In Education And Development
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Author : David Stephens
language : en
Publisher: Symposium Books Ltd
Release Date : 2007-05-14
Culture In Education And Development written by David Stephens and has been published by Symposium Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-14 with Education categories.
There is increasing recognition of the important role culture plays in the framing and delivery of education and development in the South. Whether this is in the reciprocal and synergistic relationship between theory and practice or the links between research and policy, it is clear that at the heart of successful educational development is a recognition of the importance of culture. This book critically reviews the relationships of culture, education and development both from a theoretical and methodological perspective and also from the perspective of the teacher, researcher and policy maker on the ground. The importance of context is stressed throughout with a series of case studies of educational developments drawn from a range of national settings. Issues such as education and poverty elimination, local and global knowledge transfers, and the role and discourse of development assistance to education are examined from the perspective of culture and context. Of particular value to the education researcher and policy maker, whether working in the North or South, this book provides a timely reminder of the importance of culture in the development of education.
Cultural Historical Perspectives On Teacher Education And Development
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Author : Viv Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-21
Cultural Historical Perspectives On Teacher Education And Development written by Viv Ellis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-21 with Education categories.
This book is an international volume which clarifies the purpose of initial (pre-service) teacher education and continuing professional development, and the role of universities and higher education personnel in these processes.
Culture And Child Development In Early Childhood Programs
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Author : Carollee Howes
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date : 2010
Culture And Child Development In Early Childhood Programs written by Carollee Howes and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Education categories.
Early childhood education programs are expected to provide exemplary care for all children—poor and affluent, children of color and White children—while also adapting care to include children’s families and cultures. These two sets of expectations are often difficult for teachers and programs to meet. In this book, Carollee Howes shows how high-quality programs successfully adapt child development guidelines within cultural contexts, and why quality needs to be and can be measured in culturally specific ways. This important book: Closely examines ECE programs considered exemplary for low-income children of color. Shows how directors and teachers successfully use practices derived from their cultural communities to implement universal standards of child care. Identifies the commonalities in good early childhood programs that are shared across class, race, and ethnic communities. Offers best practices based on extensive assessments, interviews, and observations. “Will have immediate relevance for policy debates, for understanding the mechanisms of program effects, and for educators who wish to deepen their knowledge of practice.” —Robert C. Pianta, University of Virginia “I urge all higher education faculty, in-service teacher trainers, accreditation observers, researchers, text-book writers and policymakers of standards to read this book.” —From the Foreword by Louise Derman-Sparks
The Culture Of Education
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Author : Jerome Bruner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1997-04-25
The Culture Of Education written by Jerome Bruner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-25 with Education categories.
What we don't know about learning could fill a book--and it might be a schoolbook. In a masterly commentary on the possibilities of education, the eminent psychologist Jerome Bruner reveals how education can usher children into their culture, though it often fails to do so. Applying the newly emerging "cultural psychology" to education, Bruner proposes that the mind reaches its full potential only through participation in the culture--not just its more formal arts and sciences, but its ways of perceiving, thinking, feeling, and carrying out discourse. By examining both educational practice and educational theory, Bruner explores new and rich ways of approaching many of the classical problems that perplex educators. Education, Bruner reminds us, cannot be reduced to mere information processing, sorting knowledge into categories. Its objective is to help learners construct meanings, not simply to manage information. Meaning making requires an understanding of the ways of one's culture--whether the subject in question is social studies, literature, or science. The Culture of Education makes a forceful case for the importance of narrative as an instrument of meaning making. An embodiment of culture, narrative permits us to understand the present, the past, and the humanly possible in a uniquely human way. Going well beyond his earlier acclaimed books on education, Bruner looks past the issue of achieving individual competence to the question of how education equips individuals to participate in the culture on which life and livelihood depend. Educators, psychologists, and students of mind and culture will find in this volume an unsettling criticism that challenges our current conventional practices--as well as a wise vision that charts a direction for the future.
Human Conditions
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Author : Robert A Levine
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Human Conditions written by Robert A Levine and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with Education categories.
First published in 1986, this book proposes and illustrates a new approach to the comparative analysis of educational policy, based on anthropological and historical inquiry. It reviews the transitions of Western countries, Japan, and the People’s Republic of China and in doing so investigates cultural ideas of human potential and how they inform social and economic goals of education. An analysis of the problems and emerging patterns in developing countries reveals how and why the meanings of life for the majority of their populations were still influenced by agrarian cultural models, even after the introduction of new educational and occupational careers. In place of universalistic economic models and homogenous modernization strategies, the authors propose that culture-specific meanings of education are determined by each country’s particular transition from its agrarian past to its socio-economic conditions at the time. They argue that change in educational development has been as varied in ends, means and significance outcomes as the cultures in which it has occurred and point to the need for a deeper understanding of cultural contexts in which policy choices and development plans are made.
International Education And Development
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Author : David Stephens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09
International Education And Development written by David Stephens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09 with Education categories.
"This book draws on international contexts to provide an innovative and comprehensive critique of efforts to improve schooling in the global South. It provides a critical examination of the macro 'stories' of development and international education over the past fifty years, paying particular attention to Western discourses, tensions between Western and indigenous models of development, and the emergence of new forms of educational provision and methods of learning; it examines the role narrative can play, looking at the stories of individual decision makers and the opportunities and challenges of using these for research, teaching and policy-making purposes"--
Human Conditions
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Author : Robert A. Levine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Human Conditions written by Robert A. Levine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Education categories.
Research And Development In School
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Author : May Britt Postholm
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Research And Development In School written by May Britt Postholm and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Education categories.
Research and Development in School: Grounded in Cultural Historical Activity Theory intends to give student teachers, teachers and school leaders research knowledge about which methodologies (research approaches) and methods (data collection and analysis methods) they can use as tools when researching the day-to-day affairs of school and classroom practice.
Girls And Basic Education
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Author : David Stephens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Girls And Basic Education written by David Stephens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Women categories.
A study examined the issues and experiences of 89 women teachers, head teachers, and girls in and out of school in two contrasting Ghanaian cultural contexts. Data were collected via life history interviews, analyzed, and presented around three domains: culture of the home; relationship between culture and the economy, and culture of the school. Findings indicated that the home domain was shaped by issues of kinship, descent, and the practice of fostering. Cultural values of elders, attitudes toward knowledge, women's role in society, and expectations of the economic value of schooling influenced girls' educational experiences. The economic domain operated at two levels. At the macro level, Ghana exemplified the impact of structural adjustment policies on marginalized people now facing increased educational and health service costs. At the micro level of the home and extended family, the girl was often the sole breadwinner needing to develop coping strategies to balance school with employment. In the culture of the school, many children did or learned little of value. Issues of attitude to knowledge, teaching methods, and language policy constrained reform efforts. The teacher's life was hard; many perceived their profession as having low status. Positive school experiences for the child included being well taught in literacy and numeracy skills, seeing successful women teachers as role models, and avoiding excessive corporal punishment. Policy implications were determined for home, the economy, and school. (Appendixes include three life history interviews, survey instruments, and 87 references.) (YLB)
Cultures Of Curriculum
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Author : Pamela Bolotin Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
Cultures Of Curriculum written by Pamela Bolotin Joseph and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
This book is designed to foster awareness, examination, and deliberation about the curricula planned for and carried out in classrooms and schools, to inspire conversations about theory and practice. The framework of inquiry elucidates the concept of curriculum as culture; highlights patterns of curricular thinking that have influenced the development of the concept of cultures of curriculum; gives historical insight about shifting educational and social priorities that have influenced the course of curriculum; and integrates moral and political discourse into recognition and discussion of curriculum. Contents: - Conceptualizing Curriculum - Understanding Curriculum as Culture - Training for Work and Survival - Connecting to the Canon - Developing Self and Spirit - Constructing Understanding - Deliberating Democracy - Confronting the Dominant Order - Reculturing Curriculum.