Collins, W. and Collins, N. 1980

Collins, Wesley M., and Nancy Collins. 1980. "An etic model of educational philosophy." Literacy programs 1980:2–15. Interest level: specialist.

To work effectively in literacy and education in another country, an SIL worker needs to know something about the educational philosophy of that country. Suggests a plan for gathering data relevant to understanding and describing the philosophy of education operating within a given country. Organizes questions in six categories:

• view of man
• historical aspects
• cognitive world view
• government aims
• schools, and
• universities.

Recommend the following good source of information: International Social Science Journal, a UNESCO publication (SIL library has only 1984: 36.1, call #301.21 I6ls, ISBN 0020-8701, "Interaction through language"). Proposes some changes in the SIL curriculum, and encourages those going on for further studies to consider taking work at foreign universities.

• Bibliography module: Collins, W. and Collins, N. 1980
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): C
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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