Learning in informal settings is attracting growing attention from policymakers and researchers, yet there remains, at the moment, a dearth of literature on the topic. Thus this volume, which examines how science and mathematics are experienced in everyday and out-of-school-time (OST) settings, makes an important contribution to the field of the learning sciences. Conducting research on OST learning requires us to broaden and deepen our conceptions of learning as well as to better identify the unique and common qualities of different learning settings. We must also find better ways to analyze the interplay between OST and school-based learning.
Most would agree that a learning community of practice cultivates social and intellectual development in educational settings but what are the other benefits and what does a learning community actually look like in practice? This book explores such questions as: Are learning communities essential in education? How are they designed and developed? What difference do they make in learning? The book contains contributions of educators who share their research and practice in designing and implementing learning communities in school, university, and professional network settings.
A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural dimension of educational processes in both formal and nonformal settings.
Explores theoretical and applied approaches to cultural practice in a diverse range of educational settings around the world, in both formal and non-formal contexts
Includes contributions by leading educational anthropologists
Integrates work from and on many different national systems of scholarship, including China, the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Colombia, Mexico, India, the United Kingdom, and Denmark
Portrait Photography: Secrets of Posing & Lighting
A portrait photography guide that , features easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photo sequences that help photographers, from beginners to aspiring professionals, create images. It includes tips on software, studio lighting and equipment, settings and locations, poses and expressions and interacting with models.
With her signature magic realism, Allende masterfully delivers the final installment of her celebrated trilogy chronicling the journeys of Jaguar and Eagle, which soars with radiant settings, spirits, beings--and the transformation of an extraordinary friendship.
