A Companion to the Anthropology of Education

Levinson, Bradley A.; Pollock, Mica

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

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2016-01-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781119111665

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Dimensions: 243.8cm x167.6cm

Pages: 592.0