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Culture and Education
Cultura y Educación
Volume 19, 2007 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Educación y escuela en Estados Unidos: identidad, cultura y ecología

Education and school in the United States: Identity, culture and ecology

Pages 341-346 | Received 01 Sep 2007, Accepted 01 Oct 2007, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

Se presenta en este artículo el número especial dedicado a la perspectiva histórico-cultural y la educación en Estados Unidos, y se hace un breve repaso a algunas de las cuestiones más importantes en el estudio de la educación y la diversidad cultural en ese país, además de una breve contextualización de los trabajos que lo componen, relacionándolos con algunas de las concepciones de la aproximación sociohistórica o sociocultural al hecho educativo y escolar. Asimismo se presenta una aproximación al tratamiento de la inmigración desde el punto de vista del diseño cultural, y por último se realiza una reflexión sobre la importancia de una visión ecológica de la actividad humana en educación.

Abstract

In this article the special issue dedicated to cultural historical approach and education in the United States is presented, along with a brief review of some of the most relevant matters in the study of education and cultural diversity in that country. Moreover, a mise en scène of the works that make up this special issue is provided, relating them to some of the ideas on education and school behind the sociohistorical or sociocultural approach. Also, an overview is included of the study of immigration from the standpoint of cultural design, and lastly a reflection is made on the importance of an ecological approach to human activity in education.

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