Education, modern development, and indigenous knowledge an analysis of academic knowledge production

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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McGovern, Seana (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2012, c1999.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Garland reference library of social science. Indigenous knowledge and schooling.
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Sumario: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.
Notas:"First published by Garland Publishing, Inc."--T.p. verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135654290
9781138993341
9781315052236
9781135654221