Non-Western Educational Traditions
Title | Non-Western Educational Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy G. Reagan |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 263 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780805834505 |
Provides a brief, yet comprehensive, overview of a number of non-Western approaches to educational thought & practice. Textbook for courses dealing with multicultural education, language & culture diversity, foundations of education, & curriculum studies
Non-Western Educational Traditions
Title | Non-Western Educational Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Reagan |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
This text provides a brief yet comprehensive overview of a number of non-Western approaches to educational thought and practice. Its premise is that understanding the ways that other people educate their children--as well as what counts for them as ""education""--May help us think more clearly about some of our own assumptions and values, and to become more open to alternative viewpoints about important educational matters. The value of this informative, mind-opening text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses is enhanced by ""Questions for Discussion and Reflection"" and ""Re.
Non-Western Educational Traditions
Title | Non-Western Educational Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Reagan |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 395 |
Release | 2017-07-06 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1317698711 |
'Indigenous Knowledge Systems' -- Concluding Reflections -- Questions for Reflection and Discussion -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Non-Western Educational Traditions
Title | Non-Western Educational Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Reagan |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2015-10-28 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781138133051 |
This text provides a brief yet comprehensive overview of a number of non-Western approaches to educational thought and practice. Its premise is that understanding the ways that other people educate their children--as well as what counts for them as "education"--may help us think more clearly about some of our own assumptions and values, and to become more open to alternative viewpoints about important educational matters. The value of this informative, mind-opening text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses is enhanced by "Questions for Discussion and Reflection" and "Recommended Further Readings" included in each chapter. New in the Third Edition: *Chapter 2, "Conceptualizing Culture:" 'I, We, and The Other,' is new to this edition. It is a response to feedback about the problems inherent in our general discourse about "culture," and in addition provides an example of a culture that is near to us but nevertheless alien-the culture of the Deaf-World. *Chapter 9-which deals with Islam and traditional Muslim education-has been substantially revised. *The subtitle of the Third Edition has been changed to Indigenous Approaches to Educational Thought and Practice, reflecting not so much a change in the emphases found in the book, but rather, a recognition of the growing scholarly interest in indigenous peoples, their languages, cultures, and histories. *Various points throughout the text have been expanded and clarified, and chapters have been updated as needed.
Non-Western Educational Traditions
Title | Non-Western Educational Traditions PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy G. Reagan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 335 |
Release | 2004-09-22 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1135615675 |
This text provides a brief yet comprehensive overview of a number of non-Western approaches to educational thought and practice. Its premise is that understanding the ways that other people educate their children--as well as what counts for them as "education"--may help us think more clearly about some of our own assumptions and values, and to become more open to alternative viewpoints about important educational matters. The value of this informative, mind-opening text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses is enhanced by "Questions for Discussion and Reflection" and "Recommended Further Readings" included in each chapter. New in the Third Edition: *Chapter 2, "Conceptualizing Culture:" 'I, We, and The Other,' is new to this edition. It is a response to feedback about the problems inherent in our general discourse about "culture," and in addition provides an example of a culture that is near to us but nevertheless alien-the culture of the Deaf-World. *Chapter 9-which deals with Islam and traditional Muslim education-has been substantially revised. *The subtitle of the Third Edition has been changed to Indigenous Approaches to Educational Thought and Practice, reflecting not so much a change in the emphases found in the book, but rather, a recognition of the growing scholarly interest in indigenous peoples, their languages, cultures, and histories. *Various points throughout the text have been expanded and clarified, and chapters have been updated as needed.
Non-Western Perspectives on Learning and Knowing
Title | Non-Western Perspectives on Learning and Knowing PDF eBook |
Author | Sharan B. Merriam |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Introduces systems of knowing and learning different from the Western educational tradition. This book contains chapters on Native American Indigenous Knowledge, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Maori, Latin American Perspectives and African Indigenous Knowledge, which acquaint readers with alternative understandings of learning.
Models of Man
Title | Models of Man PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Nash |
Publisher | Wiley |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1968-01-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780471630432 |