Education, Cultures, and Economics

Dilemmas for Development

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
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Author: Angela W. Little, Fiona E. Leach ISBN: 9781135651770
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Angela W. Little, Fiona E. Leach
ISBN: 9781135651770
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 17, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote cultural goals, the differentiation of schools from other sites of cultural reproduction, learning experiences of various cultural groups, and the cross-cultural work of development agencies.

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This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote cultural goals, the differentiation of schools from other sites of cultural reproduction, learning experiences of various cultural groups, and the cross-cultural work of development agencies.

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