Edwin Smith
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3754852 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Edwin Smith |
| PRENOMES | Edwin |
| SOBRENOME | Smith |
| ASSINATURA | SMITH E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8318-4137 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1921 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Rondavels
‘Rondavels: From Mamelodi to the presidential library and archives’ considers the \nrecently unveiled architectural design of the fi rst presidential library on the African \ncontinent, the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library. It focuses on its positive reception \nin South Africa, Africa, and abroad against the backdrop of the history of the lapa \nscheme and the Mamelodi rondavels established in the late 1940s. The article \nquestions whether the …
Of libraries, books, and reading
In this essay I seek to demonstrate how an iterative reading of Archie L. Dick’s The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Culture (2012), read through a life history lens, makes meaning of the lived experiences of South Africans—particularly during the time of the struggle against Apartheid, which is the focus of this essay. Relying on the life history approach to the recounting and exploration of South African history through the li…
Middle East from Empire to Sealed Identities
Ethos, Habitus and Situation for Learning
It is argued that the concept of ethos connects with Bourdieu's 'habitus' and the notion of situated learning. It can be argued that ethos can be defined as an organisation's habitus. An ecological perspective suggests that habituses external to the school provide dispositions that continuously construct and re-construct school ethos, and the evolving ethos itself provides developing dispositions and contexts for situated co-learning and particip…
The social functions of education in a developing country
Employing a social constructivist approach, this article discusses the social functions of education in a developing country, Malaysia. These social functions are discussed and a background of the country is provided before looking at three specific functions: developmental, identity and economic, and how they are actualised through schools. Both positive and negative aspects of the three functions are highlighted to provide a comprehensive under…
Obituary
Obituary Get access Edwin Smith Edwin Smith Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 226, January 1958, Page 62, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a094533 Published: 01 January 1958
The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia
Ethos, Habitus and Situation for Learning
It is argued that the concept of ethos connects with Bourdieu's 'habitus' and the notion of situated learning. It can be argued that ethos can be defined as an organisation's habitus. An ecological perspective suggests that habituses external to the school provide dispositions that continuously construct and re-construct school ethos, and the evolving ethos itself provides developing dispositions and contexts for situated co-learning and particip…
Of libraries, books, and reading
In this essay I seek to demonstrate how an iterative reading of Archie L. Dick’s The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Culture (2012), read through a life history lens, makes meaning of the lived experiences of South Africans—particularly during the time of the struggle against Apartheid, which is the focus of this essay. Relying on the life history approach to the recounting and exploration of South African history through the li…
The Ila-Speaking Peoples of Northern Rhodesia
Obituary
Obituary Get access Edwin Smith Edwin Smith Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 226, January 1958, Page 62, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a094533 Published: 01 January 1958
The social functions of education in a developing country
Employing a social constructivist approach, this article discusses the social functions of education in a developing country, Malaysia. These social functions are discussed and a background of the country is provided before looking at three specific functions: developmental, identity and economic, and how they are actualised through schools. Both positive and negative aspects of the three functions are highlighted to provide a comprehensive under…
Ethos, Habitus and Situation for Learning
It is argued that the concept of ethos connects with Bourdieu's 'habitus' and the notion of situated learning. It can be argued that ethos can be defined as an organisation's habitus. An ecological perspective suggests that habituses external to the school provide dispositions that continuously construct and re-construct school ethos, and the evolving ethos itself provides developing dispositions and contexts for situated co-learning and particip…
Middle East from Empire to Sealed Identities
Of libraries, books, and reading
In this essay I seek to demonstrate how an iterative reading of Archie L. Dick’s The Hidden History of South Africa’s Book and Reading Culture (2012), read through a life history lens, makes meaning of the lived experiences of South Africans—particularly during the time of the struggle against Apartheid, which is the focus of this essay. Relying on the life history approach to the recounting and exploration of South African history through the li…
Rondavels
‘Rondavels: From Mamelodi to the presidential library and archives’ considers the \nrecently unveiled architectural design of the fi rst presidential library on the African \ncontinent, the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library. It focuses on its positive reception \nin South Africa, Africa, and abroad against the backdrop of the history of the lapa \nscheme and the Mamelodi rondavels established in the late 1940s. The article \nquestions whether the …
Political science (5 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · African history and culture analysis (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · History (2 obras) · Library science (2 obras)