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ERIC Number: EJ523864
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-2004
Education and the Self: Cross-cultural Perspectives.
Gotz, Ignacio L.
Educational Theory, v45 n4 p479-95 Fall 1995
Discusses moral education, examining how the notion of self arising within India's Vedanta tradition differs significantly from America's and how an education that proposes to foster the development of self would be at variance with American ideas. Teachings from the Bhagavad Gita are examined to explain the Vedantic concept of self. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Moral Development, Moral Values, Self Concept
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bhagavad Gita; India