Educational theories and practices from the majority world / edited by Pierre R. Dasen, Abdeljalil Akkari.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Informal education and learning processes / Pierre R. Dasen -- Ethnotheories of developmental learning in the western grassfields of Cameroon / A. Bame Nsamenang ... [et al.] -- Participatory appropriation and the cultivation of nurturance: a case study of African primary health science curriculum development / Robert Serpell -- Situated learning and compagnonnage formation: implications for the education systems of poor (and rich) nations / John D. Herzog -- Curriculum localization: a view from the South / George Robert Teasdale -- Education of tribal children in India / Ramesh C. Mishra -- The decolonization of aboriginal education: dialogue, reflection, and action in Canada / Marie Battiste -- Issues and challenges for intercultural and bilingual education (IBE) in Latin America / Anahy Gajardo ... [et al.] -- Socialization, learning and basic education in Islamic contexts / Abdeljalil Akkariá -- Sanskrit schooling in India / Ramesh C. Mishra and Aparna Vajpayee -- Sanskrit schools in Varanasi between traditions and transition / Marie Anne Broyoná -- Buddhist education as a challenge to modern schooling / Nilima Changkakoti and Marie Anne Broyon -- Education in voodoo convents in Benin / Adjignon Débora Gladys Hounkpe -- Paulo Freire: building a multicultural pedagogy for silenced voices / Abdeljalil Akkari and Peri Mesquida -- Globalization, education and cultural diversity / José Marín -- The globalization of schooling: major trends and issues in the South and the North / Abdeljalil Akkari and Pierre R. Dasen.