Learning in Cultural Context Family, Peers, and School [Hardcover]

This volume focuses on the cultural aspects of learning and cognitive processes, examining the theory, methods, findings, and applications in this area. The chapter authors cover such topics as family context, peer interaction and formal education.

Introduction: Cultural Learning in ContextAshley E. Maynard Section I: Cultural Practices and Ways of Learning in Informal Settings Chapter 1: Sociocultural Contexts of LearningMary Gauvain Chapter 2: Sustainability of Daily Routines as a Family OutcomeThomas S. Weisner, Catherine Matheson, Jennifer Coots, and Lucinda Bernheimer Chapter 3: An Ethnomodel of Teaching and Learning: Apprenticeship of Zinacantec Maya Women's TasksAshley E. Maynard and Patricia M. Greenfield Section II: Cultural Approaches to Supporting Early Learning in Preschoolers Chapter 4: Ola Ka Inoa (The Name Lives): Culture at Home and Early Education Outcomes of Hawaiian ChildrenShawn Kana`iaupuni and Iwalani Else Chapter 5: Cultural transmission of social knowledge in preschool: A Costa Rican perspectiveHelen Davis Chapter 6: Features of Teaching Associated with Significant Gains in Language Test Scores by Hawaiian Preschool ChildrenMary MartiniChapter 7: Learning Connections: A home-school partnership to enhance emergent literacy and emergent math skills in at-risk preschoolersBarbara DeBaryshe and Dana GoreckiSection III: Approaches to Supporting Learning in Middle- and High-School Settings Chapter 8: 'You Cannot Cheat the Footwork': Moral Training in Adolescent Dance ClassesLaurie Schick Chapter 9: Enacting the Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy in a Culturally Relevant High School ProgramLois Yamauchi, Tasha Wyatt-Beck, and Jacquelin H. Carroll Chapter 10: Aligning Practice to Theory: Attitudes of Students in Re-cultured and Comprehensive High SchoolsNina Buchanan

What events take place at the intersection of cultural identity, education, and experience? How can they be measured, replicated? How can teachers ló¬