Asheninka Stories of Change by Ronald J. Anderson (English) Paperback Book

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Modern economic and technological changes are accelerating the rate of social change in indigenous cultures around the world.

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Modern economic and technological changes are accelerating the rate of social change in indigenous cultures around the world. The Ashéninka of the Amazon jungle region of east-central Peru confront change from two perspectives: the individual and the sociohistorical. All Ashéninka recall through their stories the four centuries of change since their earliest contacts with Spanish speakers. For the Ashéninka, all learning is situated in a complex blend of factors: history, beliefs, motives, practices, and persons. Children learn some skills in a guided manner, similar to apprenticeship, in which an adult consciously aids the child. They learn other skills in a nonguided manner; the child organizes the learning activities, which take the form of dramatic play, solitary experimentation, and collaborative learning with peers. As with learning traditional Ashéninka culture, the learning of a new culture is situated in its own complex blend of factors. Increasing contact with Spanish-speakers and increasing dependence on the market economy prompt the Ashéninka to give more value to learning Spanish, to organizing into villages, and to giving their children a school education. Anderson's methodology in studying social change and its effects on education are applicable in many other parts of the world.

Details ISBN1556711026 Author Ronald J. Anderson Publisher Sil International, Global Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1556711026 ISBN-13 9781556711022 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title ASHENINKA STORIES OF CHANGE Series Sil International Publications in Sociolinguistics Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-01-01 Imprint Sil International, Global Publishing Country of Publication United States Pages 260 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white DOI 10.1604/9781556711022 Series Number 4 UK Release Date 2000-01-01 Audience General We've got this

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