Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning: A Critical Perspective / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780415491181 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 03/17/2009 Series: Critical Perspectives on Education Pages: 256 Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d) Educational Theories, Cultures and Learning focuses on how education is understood in different cultures, the theories and related assumptions we make about learners and students and how we think about them, and how we can understand the principle actors in education - learners and teachers. Within this volume, internationally renowned contributors address a number of fundamental questions designed to take the reader to the heart of current debates around pedagogy, globalisation, and learning and teaching, such as: What role does culture play in our understanding of pedagogy? What role do global influences, especially economic, cultural and social, have in shaping our understanding of education? How does language influence our thinking about education? What implications does our view of childhood ha