| Learning in Contemporary Culture Contributor(s): Curtis, Will (Author), Pettigrew, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 184445200X ISBN-13: 9781844452002 Publisher: Learning Matters OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book provides an accessible undergraduate-level introduction to the central educational concepts of learning and culture. In examining these themes it addresses key issues including: what is meant by culture; characteristics commonly associated with contemporary culture; relationships between culture and learning; changing understandings of how, what, where and when we learn; the relationship between learning, national identity and citizenship; and, the impact of all these on our way of life today. These ideas are approached from historical, philosophical, sociological, political and psychological perspectives: the traditional disciplines of Education Studies. Three further chapters take an interdisciplinary approach, considering the relationship between learning and culture, alternative cultures of learning today, and learning in and for multicultural communities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 370.152 |
| Series: Perspectives in Education Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides an accessible undergraduate-level introduction to the central educational concepts of learning and culture. In examining these themes it addresses key issues including: what is meant by ′culture′; characteristics commonly associated with contemporary culture; relationships between culture and learning; changing understandings of how, what, where and when we learn; the relationship between learning, national identity and citizenship; and the impact of all these on our way of life today. These ideas are approached from historical, philosophical, sociological, political and psychological perspectives: the traditional disciplines of Education Studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pettigrew, Alice: - Alice Pettigrew is a researcher at the Institute of Education, University of LondonCurtis, Will: - Will Curtis is Education Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at De Montfort University. |