Cultural Themes in Educational Debates
The nature‐culture opposition in accounts of unequal educational performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166188 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James G Carrier (University of Papua New Guinea, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33-47 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142569840050103 |
| OpenAlex | W2008771936 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
This paper investigates certain aspects of the debate about the causes of unequal educational performance. By analysing two illustrative explanations of performance, it shows that the debate appears to be shaped by a fundamental theme in modern Western culture, the nature‐culture opposition. This suggests that the knowledge that we have concerning educational performance is influenced not only by the social and political interests and positions of educators and researchers, but also by more basic cultural concerns; and if we want to understand both educational performance and the debate surrounding it, we need to be aware of this broad influence
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |