{"product_id":"2026200013384-secondhand-culture-and-the-classroom","title":"Culture And The Classroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the living fabric of human culture meets the rigid structures of formal schooling? Culture and the Classroom presents a rigorous examination of the relationship between cultural forces and educational practice, arguing that the classroom is not a neutral space but a dynamic arena where social values, traditions, and power structures are constantly negotiated. John Reynolds and Malcolm Skilbeck chart the ways in which cultural context shapes curriculum design, teacher-student interaction, and the very definition of knowledge deemed worthy of transmission, offering both theoretical frameworks and practical insights for educators grappling with increasingly diverse school populations.\n\nPart of the influential Education Studies series, this work situates itself within the broader intellectual tradition of critical pedagogy and sociological approaches to education that gained momentum in the latter decades of the twentieth century. Reynolds and Skilbeck write with scholarly authority yet maintain an accessible clarity, making complex anthropological and sociological concepts applicable to classroom realities. Their analysis raises urgent questions about whose culture is reflected in school curricula and who ultimately benefits — questions that remain as provocative and unresolved today as when they were first posed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203365085403,"sku":"2026200013384-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5e0ae2fe-34a5-4c69-b847-57bd6c3584c4.png?v=1788147992","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013384-secondhand-culture-and-the-classroom","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}