{"product_id":"9780631220510","title":"Culture and Pedagogy International Comparisons in Primary Education","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCulture and Pedagogy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational Comparisons in Primary Education\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin J. Alexander\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Special Education \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCulture and Pedagogy\u003c\/i\u003e compares primary and secondary elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia, and the United States, addressing important questions about primary education in the 21st century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt reveals how teaching, learning, and pedagogic discourse are shaped not just by the decisions of the teacher but also by school values and organization, by local pressures, national policy, and the balance of political control, by the tensions and ambiguities of the democratic ideal, and by culture and history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of the American Educational Research Association Outstanding Book Award and the Society for Educational Studies Best Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Education and Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick. He is one of the UK's leading researchers and commentators on primary education and pedagogy, and has advised governments both in the UK and internationally. In 2002 his book \u003ci\u003eCulture and Pedagogy \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell) won the Outstanding Book Award of the American Educational Research Association.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 February 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631220510\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e688\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380461334668,"sku":"9780631220510","price":84.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631220510_0f92ada0-205c-419e-9760-7c7bd3032c55.jpg?v=1780141507","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631220510","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}