Knowing, Knowledge and Beliefs

Epistemological Studies across Diverse Cultures

Myint Swe Khine editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Published:21st Jan '08

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Bringing together prominent educators and researchers, this book focuses on conceptual and methodological issues relevant to the nature of knowledge and learning. It offers a state-of-the-art theoretical understanding of epistemological beliefs from both educational and psychological perspectives. Readers discover recent advances in conceptualization and epistemological studies across diverse cultures. This is an unbeatable resource for academics and researchers alike.

From the reviews:

"Social scientists are gathering empirical evidence about beliefs by doing research in epistemological studies across diverse cultures. … The book reviewed here is a compilation of that research by some thirty-seven researchers working in psychology and educational psychology. It covers a wide range of topics … . This is an important book for anyone in the education field. It is rich with research findings, sources, and additional suggestions for readings, as well as being interesting and readable." (Bob Lane, Metapsychology Online Reviews, Vol. 12 (23), 2008)

ISBN: 9781402065958

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1900g

470 pages

2008 ed.