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The Role of the Study Group in the Funds of Knowledge Approach

Pages 216-228 | Received 05 Jul 2017, Accepted 02 Mar 2018, Published online: 03 Apr 2018
 

ABSTRACT

This article explores the role of the study group in the funds of knowledge approach as implemented in a public school located in Catalonia, Spain. In particular, we describe the funds of knowledge uncovered during home visits to the families of 5 students selected by the teachers and the process by which the teachers developed educational activities using some of these funds of knowledge. We argue that the study group can be seen as a community of practice and as a mediational structure between students’ households and the school—a process referred to here as an “intercontextual mediation.”

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This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness; the Spanish State Research Agency; and the European Regional Development Fund (European Union), Grant EDU2017-83363-R.

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