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Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 411pp. Very mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, and edges of paper over boards. Small price-sticker to rear cover. Corners and edges are gently bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Educational Theories and Practices from the Majority World draws attention to ethnocentrism in educational research and practice. Whether it is educational theory, research or educational practices, most of the discourse is strongly marked by one single model, Western, so-called "modern" schooling. Scientific knowledge about education is typically seen as Western, and non-Western contexts are made subject to Western paradigms of inquiry. This book counters this Western ethnocentrism and suggests some means to fight it. The Western perspective stems from a minority and it does not represent the majority of the world population that is situated outside of Europe and North-America. For millennia,…
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Educational Theories and Practices from the Majority World Hardcover - 2008
by Pierre R. Dasen (Editor); Abdeljalil Akkari (Editor)
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- Title Educational Theories and Practices from the Majority World
- Author Pierre R. Dasen (Editor); Abdeljalil Akkari (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 412
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9788178298771 / 8178298775
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5 x 1.06 in (20.32 x 12.70 x 2.69 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Ethnology, Critical pedagogy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008037756
- Dewey Decimal Code 370.1
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