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Overview
This book provides an accessible undergraduate-level introduction to the central educational concepts of learning and culture. In examining these themes it addresses key issues including: what is meant by ′culture′; characteristics commonly associated with contemporary culture; relationships between culture and learning; changing understandings of how, what, where and when we learn; the relationship between learning, national identity and citizenship; and the impact of all these on our way of life today. These ideas are approached from historical, philosophical, sociological, political and psychological perspectives: the traditional disciplines of Education Studies.
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- ISBN-13: 9781844452002
- ISBN-10: 184445200X
- Publisher: Learning Matters
- Publish Date: May 2009
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 160
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