Non-Western educational traditions : alternative approaches to educational thought and practice
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Non-Western educational traditions : alternative approaches to educational thought and practice
（Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education）
L. Erlbaum, 1996
- : alk. paper
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Kobe University General Library / Library for Intercultural Studies
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Includes bibliographical references(p. 149-176) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The history of education, as it has been conceived and taught in the United States (and in the West generally), has focused almost entirely on the ways in which our own educational tradition emerged, developed, and changed over the course of the centuries. Although understandable, this means that the many other ways that societies have sought to meet the same challenges have been ignored. This book seeks to redress this oversight by providing a brief yet comprehensive review of a small number of other, non-Western approaches to educational thought and practice. Understanding the ways that other peoples have tried to educate their children--as well as what counted for them as "education"--may help us to think more clearly about some of our own assumptions and values. It should also help us to become more open to alternative viewpoints about important educational matters.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface. The Study of Non-Western Educational Traditions. Traditional African Educational Thought and Practice. The Meso-American Educational Experience: The Case of the Aztecs. Education in Pre-Columbian North America. The Chinese Educational Heritage. Hinduism and Education in Classical India. The Buddhist Educational Tradition. The Islamic Educational Enterprise. Themes and Lessons in the Study of Non-Western Educational Traditions: Concluding Thoughts. Bibliography.
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