Constructing School Knowledge: An Ethnography of Learning in an Indian Village
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8178291355
Length
308p., Figures; Tables; 23cm.
Subjects
Mention 'government run primary schools in India' to anyone and the immediate response: 'monotony, uninterested teachers, dysfunctionality, rote memorisation and little learning'. The author of this unusual book argues that it is important to move beyond these obvious if basically true images, not only to re-examine our common perceptions of these schools but also to respond to and intervene in schools in more appropriate ways. Using the tools of an ...
