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ERIC Number: EJ576142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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The Struggle to Make Sense of School [Book Review].
Serpell, Robert
Human Development, v40 n6 p364-73 Nov-Dec 1997
Maintains that the studies presented in this collection combine cultural with political analyses to illuminate educational processes. Elaborates on the key constructs, including contextualization with agency, sociopolitical dynamics in designing school practices, and personal self-definition in relation to sociocultural context. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Context Effect, Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Ethnography, Learning Processes, Political Issues, Role of Education, School Role, Social Influences
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Reviews "The Cultural Production of the Educated Person: Critical Ethnographies of Schooling and Local Practice," edited by B.A. Levinson, D.E. Foley, and D.C. Holland.