The Interfaces of Educational Cultures | Characteristics of Western Educational Structures and Their Effects on Local Ways of Knowing

Cheryl Woolsey Des Jarlais

ISBN 10: 3639307623 / ISBN 13: 9783639307627

Editore: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

The Interfaces of Educational Cultures | Characteristics of Western Educational Structures and Their Effects on Local Ways of Knowing | Cheryl Woolsey Des Jarlais | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639307627 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Codice articolo 107137865

Riassunto:

This critical ethnography is a study of how the interfaces between Western educational structures and Native cultural structures function in the daily operations of a privately owned school in a Native community, drawbacks and strengths of both Western and Native cultural structures, and current challenges in relating to the mixtures of philosophy, value systems and socialization expectations of these systems. The review of literature exposed a variety of assumptions regarding individualism, bureaucratization, homogenization, universalism, meritocracy, and rationalization reflected in Western educational structures. To some degree, the Native community under study recognized and appreciated the fairness and order that these elements of structure sought to bring to decision- making. However, the Native community prioritized long-term relationships nurtured through visiting and localized events that capitalized on community interaction, local ways of knowing, cultural values, and self-determination. Short,practical, apprentice-style trainings in local fields were more valued than long-term professional training far from their communities.

L'autore: Cheryl Woolsey Des Jarlais was born and raised in the Orient. She has undergraduate degrees in elementary and early childhood, and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of Montana. She has taught in tribal colleges for over 20 years. Ms. Des Jarlais has also authored and edited a variety of books for children and families.

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Titolo: The Interfaces of Educational Cultures | ...
Casa editrice: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Condizione: Neu