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Autore |
Gupta Amita <1959-> |
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Early childhood education, postcolonial theory, and teaching practices in India [[electronic resource] ] : balancing Vygotsky and the Veda / / Amita Gupta |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36696-X |
9786611366964 |
0-312-37634-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Primary - Social aspects - India |
Constructivism (Education) |
Postcolonialism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's doctoral research. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1 Conceptualizing and Setting the Stage; 2 The Sociocultural Context of Education: Core Concepts of the Philosophy Underlying the Worldview of Indians; 3 Educational Systems in India: Past and Present; 4 Aims of Education Contextualized within Urban Indian Society; 5 Image, Role, and Responsibilities of the Early Childhood Teacher in India; 6 Image of the Child: What Is Developmentally and Socially Appropriate for Children Growing Up in Indian Society? |
7 Learning to Teach: A Sociocultural-Historical Constructivist Theory of Teaching8 Contextualizing and Demystifying the Challenges of Large Class-Size in India; 9 A Socioculturally Constructed Early Childhood Postcolonial Curriculum: The Interfacing of Three Culturally Different Educational Discourses; 10 Aligning Teacher Education and Early Childhood Practice in Urban India: Balancing Vygotsky and the Veda; 11 Reflections on the Process of Postcolonial Research in Early Education; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents previously unexamined connections between |
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