Teaching & Learning

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Teaching & Learning is written by Prema Clarke and published by Sage Publications (CA). It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761995471 (ISBN 10) and 9780761995470 (ISBN 13).

While there is broad agreement about the influence of culture on pedagogy, the ways in which culture defines teachers thoughts and action is rarely examined. Using cultural models developed in the fields of psychology and social anthropology, this book explores the culture of pedagogy evident in the classroom. Prema Clarke critiques the prevailing norms of teaching and learning which tend to emphasize only the lower order skills of students, characterized by memorization and repetition. Arguing for a shift towards more complex forms of thinking such as, analysis, synthesis, reasoning, and creativity, the author outlines a program of educational reform, which especially focuses on the professional development of teachers.