EBOOK
A Companion to the Anthropology of Education
Various AuthorsSeries: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology(0)
About
“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
• 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