This book provides an accessible undergraduate-level introduction to the central educational concepts of learning and culture. In examining these themes it addresses key issues including: what is meant by ′culture′; characteristics commonly associated with contemporary culture; relationships between culture and learning; changing understandings of how, what, where and when we learn; the relationship between learning, national identity and citizenship; and the impact of all these on our way of life today. These ideas are approached from historical, philosophical, sociological, political and psychological perspectives: the traditional disciplines of Education Studies.
Table of Content
Introduction
Culture and learning
Lessons in culture, community and change: an historical account
Learning in uncertain times: perspectives from philosophy
Learning to live in uncertainty: perspectives from psychology
Politics, power and priorities: perspectives on education policy
In classrooms and corridors: a sociological approach
Outside the school gate: alternative cultures of learning
Learning and identity in a multicultural community
Conclusion
About the author
Alice Pettigrew is a researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London
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