Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms
Norma E. Gonzalez
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Description for Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms
Paperback. This book accomplishes three objectives: It gives readers the basic methodology and techniques followed in the contributors' funds of knowledge research; it extends the boundaries of what these researchers have done; and it explores the applications to classroom practice that can result from teachers knowing the communities in which they work. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Norma E.; Moll, Luis C.; Amanti, Cathy. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
The concept of "funds of knowledge" is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge, and that such engagement provides many possibilities for positive pedagogical actions.
Drawing from both Vygotskian and neo-sociocultural perspectives in designing a methodology that views the everyday practices of language and action as constructing knowledge, the funds of knowledge approach facilitates a systematic and powerful way to represent communities in terms of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780805849189
SKU
V9780805849189
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99-1
About Norma E. Gonzalez
Gonzalez, Norma; Moll, Luis C.; Amanti, Cathy
Reviews for Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms
"This volume is particularly useful for teachers who are re-thinking ways to design and create curriculum that reflects the experiences and knowledge of their multilingual and multicultural students....The importance of allowing students to make explicit connections between at-home and in-school practices is made relevant through the theory research, and classroom applications in this book."
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