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Informationen zum Autor Margaret Zoller Booth is Associate Professor of Educational Foundations and Inquiry in the School of Leadership and Policy Studies at Bowling Green State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with specializations in Educational Psychology and International/Comparative Education from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Klappentext Culture and Education takes a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach as it investigates the relationship between the traditional Swazi home environment and school achievement. It studies the influence of cultural context in the learning process while it explores the historical, sociological, anthropological, and psychological influences on Swazi children's learning. Zusammenfassung Culture and Education takes a comprehensive! multi-disciplinary approach as it investigates the relationship between the traditional Swazi home environment and school achievement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Acknowledgments Chapter 5 Map of Swaziland Chapter 6 Introduction: An Introduction to Swaziland and its People Chapter 7 Traditional Swazi Education: The Social Context of the Swazi Family; The Goals and Objectives of Swazi Traditional Education; Swazi Traditional Beliefs Regarding Learning, Education, and Development; Gender Roles and Education Chapter 8 Educational Design or Disorder? Historical Development of Western Education in Swaziland: The Colonial Eras: Pre-World War II: Books and Bibles: The Government: Administration vs. Missionary Control; Education and Ethnicity; Gender Disparity; Swazi Chapter 9 Societal Transition and Educational Outcomes: Independence and Educational Change; Disparities in Education Continue Chapter 10 The Contemporary Swazi Home and School Achievement: Characteristics for School Success: Methodological Considerations for the Longitudinal Study; Homestead Characteristics; Student Description Throughout the Years; Parental Availability and School S Chapter 11 Swazi Perspectives on Human Development: Traditionalism Modified: What is Important to Know? Swazi Perspectives of Intelligence and Academic Success; Swazi Developmental Stage Theories Reexamined Chapter 12 The Home and School: Developing Skills for Academic Achievement: Success for Whom? The Link between Cognitive Competence and School Success; Predicting School Achievement and Failure; Cognitive Skills and School Success; The Significance of Schoolin Chapter 13 Social Consequences of Western Schooling: Contemporary Challenges and Future Concerns: Where the Past Meets Present: Continued Conflicts Between the Home and School; Cultural and Education: Social Consequences for the Home; Contemporary Issues and F Chapter 14 Appendix Chapter 15 Select Bibliography Chapter 16 Author Biographical Sketch Chapter 17 Index...
