Learning in cultural context : family, peers, and school
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Learning in cultural context : family, peers, and school
(International and cultural psychology series / series editor, Anthony J. Marsella)
Springer, c2005
- hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume focuses on the cultural aspects of learning and cognitive processes, examining the theory, methods, findings, and applications in this area. The chapter authors cover such topics as family context, peer interaction and formal education.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Cultural Learning in Context
Ashley E. Maynard Section I: Cultural Practices and Ways of Learning in Informal Settings Chapter 1: Sociocultural Contexts of Learning
Mary Gauvain Chapter 2: Sustainability of Daily Routines as a Family Outcome
Thomas S. Weisner, Catherine Matheson, Jennifer Coots, and Lucinda Bernheimer Chapter 3: An Ethnomodel of Teaching and Learning: Apprenticeship of Zinacantec Maya Women's Tasks
Ashley E. Maynard and Patricia M. Greenfield Section II: Cultural Approaches to Supporting Early Learning in Preschoolers Chapter 4: Ola Ka Inoa (The Name Lives): Culture at Home and Early Education Outcomes of Hawaiian Children
Shawn Kana`iaupuni and Iwalani Else Chapter 5: Cultural transmission of social knowledge in preschool: A Costa Rican perspective
Helen Davis Chapter 6: Features of Teaching Associated with Significant Gains in Language Test Scores by Hawaiian Preschool Children
Mary Martini
Chapter 7: Learning Connections: A home-school partnership to enhance emergent literacy and emergent math skills in at-risk preschoolers
Barbara DeBaryshe and Dana Gorecki
Section III: Approaches to Supporting Learning in Middle- and High-School Settings Chapter 8: 'You Cannot Cheat the Footwork': Moral Training in Adolescent Dance Classes
Laurie Schick Chapter 9: Enacting the Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy in a Culturally Relevant High School Program
Lois Yamauchi, Tasha Wyatt-Beck, and Jacquelin H. Carroll Chapter 10: Aligning Practice to Theory: Attitudes of Students in Re-cultured and Comprehensive High Schools
Nina Buchanan
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