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ERIC Number: EJ515476
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-2361
Cultural Psychology and Semiotics: Confronting Meaning in Educational Practice.
Smith, Howard A.
Canadian Journal of Education, v20 n4 p407-14 Fall 1995
This special set of articles continues the discussion of the essentially cultural nature of education this periodical began in 1994 and demonstrates that the principles of meaning-making in aboriginal cultures are similar to those of mainstream cultures. These articles also outline how cultural psychology is supported by semiotics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices, Indigenous Populations, Psychology, Semiotics, Symbolic Language
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue entitled "Cultural Psychology and Semiotics."