Education, Modern Development, and Indigenous Knowledge - An Analysis of Academic Knowledge Production

Informationen zum Autor Seana Mcgovern Klappentext This book re-conceptualizes the field of international and comparative education by utilizing indigenous knowledge as a central component for altering the dominant, eurocentric social science research paradigm. Examples from indigenous sources of knowledge are juxtaposed to the dominant discourses on education and modern development in subaltern societies in order to provide scholars with alternative ways of viewing education and development and to shape how subaltern peoples are understood and represented in academic research. Bibliography. Index. Zusammenfassung This title re-conceptualises the field of international and comparative education by utilising indigenous knowledge as a central component for altering the dominant, eurocentric social science research paradigm. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One The Field of International and Comparative Education: A History of Ideas and Methods in the United States; Chapter Two Postmodern Analysis and the Re-viewing of Indigenous Knowledge: Power, Culture and Knowledge Relations; Chapter Three International and Comparative Education: An Analysis of the Comparative Education Review; Chapter Four Modern Development: An Analysis of The Development Dictionary; Chapter Five A Comparison of Dominant Concepts; Chapter Six Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHYIndex;

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Seana Mcgovern, McGovern Seana
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.1998
• EAN: 9780815328407
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-2840-7
• Pagine: 222
• Serie: Indigenous Knowledge and Schooling
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; EDUCATION / General, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Sociology & anthropology, Development Studies, Sociology and anthropology, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy