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Learning in Cultural Context


Learning in Cultural Context

Family, Peers, and School
International and Cultural Psychology

von: Ashley E. Maynard, Mary I. Martini

CHF 118.00

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 30.03.2006
ISBN/EAN: 9780387275505
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 280

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Beschreibungen

Introduction: Cultural Learning in Context.- Cultural Practices and Ways of Learning in Informal Settings.- Sociocultural Contexts of Learning.- Sustainability of Daily Routines as a Family Outcome.- An Ethnomodel of Teaching and Learning.- Cultural Approaches to Supporting Early Learning in Preschoolers.- Ola Ka Inoa (The Name Lives).- Cultural Transmission of Social Knowledge in Preschool.- Features of Teaching Associated with Significant Gains in Language Test Scores by Hawaiian Preschool Children.- Learning Connections.- Approaches to Supporting Learning in Middle- and High-School Settings.- "You Cannot Cheat the Footwork".- Enacting the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy in a Culturally Relevant High School Program.- Aligning Practice to Theory.
<P>What events take place at the intersection of cultural identity, education, and experience? How can they be measured, replicated? How can teachers use such personal phenomena to enhance student performance?</P>
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<P>Extensively researched,<EM> Learning in Cultural Context</EM> explores vital links between informal education and academic progress through a variety of ethnic lenses. This timely volume focuses on three interrelated areas: cultural and learning practices at home, culture-based teaching strategies in preschool education, and more nuanced methods used with middle and high school students, among them:</P>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•A home/school model for bolstering reading and math readiness in at-risk children<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•In-depth studies linking ethnic awareness and academic skills in native Hawaiian&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;preschoolers<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •Comparative views of teaching and learning from Mexico and Costa Rica<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •Demonstrations of effective teaching in a multicultural high school program<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; •Language socialization and moral training in an ethnically diverse dancing class.</P>
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<P>The range of students represented across cultures and age groups affirms the relevance of such methods across the curriculum. And by following learning processes, measurable results, and student self-esteem at the preschool, primary, and adolescent levels, readers gain both developmental and cultural perspectives regarding identity and learning.</P>
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<P>The book's 18 contributors offer practical ideas to benefit teachers working with new populations and provide new insights where pupils' cultural practices have traditionally been encouraged.<EM> Learning in Cultural Context</EM> is significant reading for psychologists and educators in our increasingly inclusive society.</P>
Utilizes a unique cross-cultural viewpoint to present a wealth of information on various learning processes and teaching strategies

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