Anthropology And Appropriate Education.

Sonst. Personen	Salamone, Frank (Hrsg.)
Institution	College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. Dept. of Anthropology.
Titel	Anthropology And Appropriate Education.
Quelle	(1985) 31, (181 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Anthropology; Architectural Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Developing Nations; Economic Factors; Educational Change; Educational Innovation; Global Approach; Higher Education; International Education; Africa; India; Indonesia; Mexico; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anthropologie; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsreform; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Afrika; Indien; Indonesien; Mexiko
Abstract	This collection of papers concentrates on alternate approaches to education and the necessity for considering indigenous modes of education. Seven chapters include (1) "The Early Peace Corps: A Retrospective on Cross-Cultural Learning" examines the Peace Corps as a new kind of overseas work; (2) "Analysis of Differences in Cognitive Development in Selected African and Western Societies" reviews Piagetian concepts within an African context; (3) "Language and Development in Eastern Indonesia" looks at an English program at Washington State University for Indonesian graduate students; (4) "Mexican Museums: Educational Ventures" deals with an attempt to set up a system of school museums; (5) "Relevant Education in Northern Nigeria" analyzes education in Nigeria as a result of colonial policies and describes an indigenous program, the Relevant Technology Workshop; (6) "Kitchens are for Sleeping: Anthropology and the Training of Architects" illustrates the value of anthropological studies for architects in training; and (7) "Appropriate Education as a Development Resource in Rural India" addresses the problems inherent in providing effective modern education to rural India. (KWL)
Anmerkungen	Studies in Third World Societies, Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC