Educational metamorphoses : philosophical reflections on identity and culture / Jane Roland Martin.
Educational metamorphoses : philosophical reflections on identity and culture / Jane Roland Martin.
Educational metamorphoses : philosophical reflections on identity and culture / Jane Roland Martin.
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2007.
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N306.432/ 6
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English
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x, 171 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Rereading the Pygmalion myth -- The journey from nature to culture -- Life as a chronology of ichanges -- Educational metamorphoses as culture crossings -- Varieties of metamorphoses -- Circulating the gift of education.
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Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2007.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2007.
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"A preeminent philosopher of education in the United States, Jane Roland Martin challenges conventional wisdom. Using case studies of personal transformations, or metamorphoses, Martin examines Malcolm X; G. B. Shaw's Eliza Doolittle; Victor, the Wild Boy of Aveyron; Minik the Inuit Child; and several others to demonstrate how substantial personal...
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Educational metamorphoses : philosophical reflections on identity and culture / Jane Roland Martin.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index.
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N306.432/ 6
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74VK7WwG7eed
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7WwG7eed
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ISBN
9780742546738 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0742546721 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742546721 (cloth : alk. paper)
074254673X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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306.432
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991022858259702626
