Schooling and Social Capital in Diverse Cultures

by Emily Hannum, Alex Nutt, Bruce Fuller

One of the most seductive topics in recent years is the field of social capital - the webs of trust, mutual obligation, and cultural knowledge that flow through local information - that yield resources in human-scale associations of individuals. When we ask about the implications for children's learning and performance in the school institution, however, the construct quickly becomes slippery to hold. The 2001 volume provides five papers that offer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762308176
• ISBN13: 9780762308170
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"