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Handbook of the cultural foundations of learning /

Contributor(s): Nasir, Na'ilah Suad | Lee, Carol D | Pea, Roy D | McKinney de Royston, Maxine.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York Routledge 2020Description: pages cm.ISBN: 9780415839051.Subject(s): Learning -- Social aspects | Cognition and culture | Culturally relevant pedagogy | Educational sociology | Educational equalizationDDC classification: 370.1523 Summary: "Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining learning as an inherently cultural process. Conceptualizing culture as both a set of social practices and connected to learner identities, the chapters synthesize contemporary research in elaborating a new vision of the cultural nature of learning, moving beyond summary to reshape the field towards studies that situate culture in the learning sciences alongside equity of educational processes and outcomes. With the recent increase focus on culture and equity within the educational research community, this volume presents a comprehensive, innovative treatment of what has become one of the field's most timely and relevant topics"--
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"Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining learning as an inherently cultural process. Conceptualizing culture as both a set of social practices and connected to learner identities, the chapters synthesize contemporary research in elaborating a new vision of the cultural nature of learning, moving beyond summary to reshape the field towards studies that situate culture in the learning sciences alongside equity of educational processes and outcomes. With the recent increase focus on culture and equity within the educational research community, this volume presents a comprehensive, innovative treatment of what has become one of the field's most timely and relevant topics"--

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