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Tables of Contents for Non-Western Educational Traditions
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
An Introduction to the Study of Non-Western Educational Traditions: A Philosophical Starting Point
1
24
The Challenge of Ethnocentrism
3
4
The Role of Constructivist Epistemology in the Study of Non-Western Educational Traditions
7
2
The Concept of ``Tradition'' and Its Limits
9
1
The Western/Non-Western Dichotomy
9
1
Learning from Oral Traditions
10
2
E.T., The Lost Continent of Atlantis, and Cannibalism: Some Reflections on Credibility and ``Otherness''
12
2
Commonality and Diversity in Non-Western Traditions
14
1
Conclusion
15
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
16
1
Recommended Further Readings
17
1
Notes
17
8
``A Wise Child is Talked to in Proverbs'' : Traditional African Educational Thought and Practice
25
32
The Goals of Traditional African Education
26
4
The Oral Tradition in African Education
30
7
Traditional Education as Moral Education
37
1
The Process of Initiation
38
2
Vocational Aspects of Traditional Education
40
5
Afrocentrism and the Romanticization of Africa
45
1
Concluding Thoughts
46
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
47
1
Recommended Further Readings
48
1
Notes
49
8
Training ``Face and Heart'': The Mesoamerican Educational Experience
57
26
Educational Thought and Practice in Classic Mayan Society
58
3
The Aztec Case
61
1
The Aztec World
62
4
The Aztec Conception of the ``Educated Person''
66
3
The Educational Functions of the Family in Aztec Society
69
1
Formal Schooling in Aztec Society
70
2
Conclusion
72
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
73
1
Recommended Further Readings
74
1
Notes
74
9
``Finding the True Meaning of Life'': Indigenous Education in North America
83
18
The Core Belief System of American Indians
85
3
Traditional Educational Beliefs and Practices
88
4
Toward a Philosophy of Native American Education
92
2
Conclusion
94
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
95
1
Recommended Further Readings
96
1
Notes
97
4
Developing the Chun-tzu: Confucius and the Chinese Educational Heritage
101
30
The Role of Confucian Thought in Traditional Chinese Education
105
5
Traditional Chinese Educational Practice
110
3
The Imperial Examination System
113
3
Science and Technology in the Chinese Tradition
116
4
Conclusion
120
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
120
2
Recommended Further Readings
122
1
Notes
122
9
``An Intelligent Man Attends on a Wise Person'': Traditional Hindu and Buddhist Educational Thought and Practice
131
26
The Origins of Hinduism
131
2
The Vedic Tradition
133
2
Shruti
133
1
Smrti
134
1
The Role of Sanskrit in the Vedic Tradition
134
1
Hindu Beliefs and Practices
135
2
Traditional Hindu Educational Thought
137
2
Traditional Hindu Educational Practice
139
2
Summary
141
1
The Buddhist Tradition
141
2
An Overview of Buddhism
143
3
Wisdom
144
1
Ethics
144
1
Meditation
144
2
Traditional Buddhist Educational Thought and Practice
146
2
Higher Education in Ancient India
148
1
Conclusion
149
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
149
1
Recommended Further Readings
150
1
Notes
151
6
``Familiar Strangers'': The Case of the Rom
157
24
A Word About Labels
157
1
The Origins of the Rom
158
2
The Challenge of Studying the Rom
160
1
Cultural and Social Values and Norms
160
9
Wuzho and Marime: Conceptions of Ritual Purity and Impurity
161
1
Family and Kinship Patterns
162
1
Gender Roles and Expectations
163
1
Earning a Living
164
3
Religious Belief and ``Protective Coloration''
167
1
Performance and ``Impression Management''
168
1
The Fears and Realities of Persecution: ``Even Paranoids Have Enemies''
169
1
Child-Rearing and Education
170
2
Conclusion
172
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
173
1
Recommended Further Readings
174
1
Notes
174
7
``No Gift is Better than Education'': The Islamic Educational Enterprise
181
24
Islam: An Overview
183
7
The Life of Muhammad
183
1
The Central Beliefs of Islam
184
2
The Five Pillars of Islam
186
3
The Role of the Qur'an
189
1
Islamic Philosophy of Education
190
3
Traditional Islamic Educational Practice
193
3
Conclusion
196
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
196
2
Recommended Further Readings
198
1
Notes
198
7
Themes and Lessons in the Study of Non-Western Educational Traditions: Toward a Beginning
205
8
Some Common Themes in Non-Western Educational Traditions
205
4
Areas for Future Research
209
1
Conclusion
210
1
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
210
1
Recommended Further Readings
211
1
Notes
211
2
Bibliography
213
36
Author Index
249
10
Subject Index
259