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A Companion to the Anthropology of Education

Mica Pollock editor Bradley A Levinson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:25th Dec '15

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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

ISBN: 9781119111665

Dimensions: 244mm x 168mm x 31mm

Weight: 907g

592 pages