عنوان

A companion to the anthropology of education /

(Number (ISBN

1405190051 (hardback)

(Number (ISBN

9781405190053 (hardback)

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Title Proper

A companion to the anthropology of education /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Bradley A. U. Levinson, Mica Pollock

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Malden, MA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Wiley-Blackwell,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xix, 572 p. ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Blackwell companions to anthropology ;

Volume Designation

12

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

"A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural dimension of educational processes in both formal and nonformal settings. Explores theoretical and applied approaches to cultural practice in a diverse range of educational settings around the world, in both formal and non-formal contexts Includes contributions by leading educational anthropologists Integrates work from and on many different national systems of scholarship, including China, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Colombia, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Denmark Examines the consequences of history, cultural diversity, language policies, governmental mandates, inequality, and literacy for everyday educational processes "--

Text of Note

"Integrating work from several different national systems of scholarship, A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-art overview of the field of anthropology of education. Leading educational anthropologists examine everyday educational processes in culturally diverse settings, and the impacts on those processes of history, language policies, geographically specific problems and solutions, governmental mandates, literacy, inequality, multiculturalism, and more. Each contributor evaluates the key anthropological advances, arguments and approaches that inform the field's research. The Companion presents both theoretical and applied perspectives on important processes of education, in specific locations and worldwide"--

Educational anthropology

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Book number

Levinson, Bradley A.,1963-

Pollock, Mica,1971-

Date of Transaction

20120509030131.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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