{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-anthropology-of-education-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Anthropology of Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBradley A. Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMica Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Education\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural dimension of educational processes in both formal and nonformal settings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores theoretical and applied approaches to cultural practice in a diverse range of educational settings around the world, in both formal and non-formal contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions by leading educational anthropologists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates work from and on many different national systems of scholarship, including China, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Colombia, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Denmark\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the consequences of history, cultural diversity, language policies, governmental mandates, inequality, and literacy for everyday educational processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY \u003cb\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Education\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is much to admire in this volume and it is impossible to read it without learning a great deal. It is well edited with good cross-referencing, making clear the connections between the chapters. This is an important and welcome book that is likely to define the field for many years to come.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Astronomical Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An encyclopedic volume that provides a complete collection of the most important works in the anthropology of education. A must have book!\" \u003cb\u003eHugh Mehan, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating work from several different national systems of scholarship, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of Education\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field of anthropology of education. Leading educational anthropologists examine everyday educational processes in culturally diverse settings, and the impacts on those processes of history, language policies, geographically specific problems and solutions, governmental mandates, literacy, inequality, multiculturalism, and more. Each contributor evaluates the key anthropological advances, arguments and approaches that inform the field's research. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e presents both theoretical and applied perspectives on important processes of education, in specific locations and worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBradley A. Levinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Education and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Latino and Latin American Studies at Indiana University.He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe are All Equal: Student Culture and Identity at a Mexican Secondary School\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Critique: Exploring Critical Social Theories and Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and editor or co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePolicy as Practice: Toward a Comparative Sociocultural Analysis of Educational Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (with M. Sutton, 2001), and \u003ci\u003eReimagining Civic Education: How Diverse Societies Form Democratic Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e (with D. Stevick, 2007). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMica Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Education Studies and Director of the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE) at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of two ethnographies, \u003ci\u003eColormute: Race Talk Dilemmas in an American School\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eBecause of Race: How Americans Debate Harm and Opportunity in Our Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and the editor of a volume for educators that includes many anthropologists, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Antiracism: Getting Real about Race in School\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52765162701107,"sku":"9781119111665","price":94.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K2s0MXBhcDFReWNESzcxU0JZMlF0UT09.webp?v=1764615860","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-companion-to-the-anthropology-of-education-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}