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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450875203321

Autore

Gupta Amita <1959->

Titolo

Early childhood education, postcolonial theory, and teaching practices in India [[electronic resource] ] : balancing Vygotsky and the Veda / / Amita Gupta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36696-X

9786611366964

0-312-37634-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

372.210954

Soggetti

Education, Primary - Social aspects - India

Constructivism (Education)

Postcolonialism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's doctoral research.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents previously unexamined connections between



teaching practices and specific philosophical ideas, locating the prior beliefs and practical knowledge of early childhood practitioners in urban India within the broader social and historical religio-philosophical context.