Culture and Pedagogy: International Comparisons in Primary Education - Softcover

Alexander, Robin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631220518 ISBN 13: 9780631220510

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

Culture and Pedagogy compares primary and secondary elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia, and the United States, addressing important questions about primary education in the 21st century.

It reveals how teaching, learning, and pedagogic discourse are shaped not just by the decisions of the teacher but also by school values and organization, by local pressures, national policy, and the balance of political control, by the tensions and ambiguities of the democratic ideal, and by culture and history.

Winner of the American Educational Research Association Outstanding Book Award and the Society for Educational Studies Best Book Award.

About this title

Book Description:

This important book addresses essential questions about education in the twenty-first century by comparing primary and secondary elementary schooling in five countries. Its gaining of top book prizes in the USA and UK testifies to its global significance.

From the Publisher:

In 2002, Culture and Pedagogy won the Outstanding Book Award of the American Educational Research Association!

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0631220518
• ISBN 13: 9780631220510
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688