ISBN:
9789401142571
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (p. [245]-376)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Keywords:
Education
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Educational sociology.
;
Learning, Psychology of.
;
Education.
Abstract:
This volume, edited by Linda King, brings together contributions on indigenous knowledge, the cultural context of learning and the interplay between so-called `traditional' and `modern' forms of education. Various different communities and cultures are examined, ranging from Egypt to Benin, and from central Brazil to New Caledonia. The contributions bear witness to the extraordinary diversity and richness of educational approaches found in these communities. At the same time, the approach of this volume is to emphasize not so much the exotic nature of otherness and difference, but rather the sense of common humanity which all cultures share with one another and which can lead us to appreciate the universal joy of learning
Description / Table of Contents:
Editorial IntroductionEnfants autochtones et apprentissage: la corporalité comme langage en Amérique du Sud tropicale -- Other Ways to Wisdom: Learning Through the Senses Across Cultures -- Education traditionnelle au Bénin, la place du sacré dans les rites initiatiques -- Community as Classroom: Dilemmas of Valuing African Indigenous Literacy in Education -- Mayan Education in Guatemala: A Pedagogical Model and Its Political Context -- Islamic Versus Western Conceptions of Education: Reflections on Egypt -- New Caledonia: Coutume and Culture in Education/Pierre Clanché -- Learning Through the Soul: Concepts Relating to Learning and Knowledge in the Mayan Cultures of Mexico -- Book Reviews.
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-011-4257-1
