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OverviewThis book examines aspects of Western psychological and educational theory in relation to educational practice around the world, and considers the extent to which current understandings are truly applicable to a range of diverse settings. In so doing, it also seeks to question, where appropriate, existing orthodoxies within Western educational systems. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julian Elliott (Durham University, UK) , Elena GrigorenkoPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9780415491365ISBN 10: 0415491363 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 23 February 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Editorial: Are Western Educational Theories and Practices Truly Universal?, Julian Elliott & Elena Grigorenko 2. Bridging Between the Orthodoxy of Western Higher Educational Practices and an African Sociocultural Context, Robert Serpell 3. Culture, Instruction, and Assessment, Robert Sternberg 4. Bridging Between Orthodox Western Higher Educational Practices and an African Socio Cultural Context, Robert Serpell 5. Western Influence on Chinese Educational Testing, Weihua Niu 6. The Impact of the West on Post Soviet Russian Education: Change and Resistance to Change, Julian Elliot and Jonathan Tudge 7. Teachers’ Ethnotheories of the 'Ideal Student' in Five Western Countries, Sara Harkness, Marjolijn, Blom, Ughetta Moscardino, Alfredo Oliva, Parminder Parmar, Piotr Olaf Zylicz & Charles Super 8. Schooling’s Contribution to Social Capital: Study from a Native Amazonian Society in Bolivia, Ricardo Godoy, Craig Seyford, Victoria Reyes-García, Tomás Huanca, William R., Leonard, Thomas McDade, Susan Tanner, Vincent Vadez 9. Hitting , Missing, and in Between: A tyPology of the Impact of Western Education on the Non-Western World, Elena L. GrigorenkoReviewsAuthor InformationElliott, Julian; Grigorenko, Elena Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |