This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies of our present and future. The reprinted selections are contextualized in new interpretive essays written specifically for this volume.

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Yes, you can access Schooling the Symbolic Animal by Bradley A. U. Levinson,Kathryn M. Borman,Margaret Eisenhart,Michele Foster,Amy E. Fox in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Year

2000

eBook ISBN

9781461643272

Edition

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Anthropology

Index

Social Sciences

Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction - Whither the Symbolic Animal? Society, Culture, and Education at the Millennium
Section I - The Symbolic Animal
Section II - Culture, Modernization, and Formal Education
Section III - School Practice and Community Life
Section IV - Cultural Production and Reproduction in Contemporary Schools
Section V - New Directions in the Study of Culture, Learning, and Education
Afterword - Implications for Educational Policy and Practice
Index

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