This article formulates a way of organizing learning opportunities in which children are
broadly integrated in the activities of their families and communities and learn by attentively …

This article examines how people learn by actively observing and “listening-in” on ongoing
activities as they participate in shared endeavors. Keen observation and listening-in are …

Informal learning is often treated as simply an alternative to formal, didactic instruction. This
chapter discusses how the organization of informal learning differs across distinct settings …

Three-year-old Kwara'ae children in Oceania act as caregivers of their younger siblings, but
in the UK, it is an offense to leave a child under age 14 ears without adult supervision. In the …

This article examines cultural practices that support informal learning as children observe
and pitch in with everyday activities that are integrated into family and community life. We …

Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the Handbook of the Cultural Foundations
of Learning is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining …

United by the belief that the most significant factor in shaping the minds of young people is
the cultural setting in which learning takes place, the twenty eminent contributors to this …

This chapter sketches a theory of teaching and learning that takes its inspiration from some
anthropological and historico-cultural schools of knowledge—the theory of knowledge …

Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona Pérez has carried on
centuries-old traditional Indigenous American birth and healing practices over her 85 years …

This article addresses cultural differences in children's initiative in helping in their home.
Many 6-to 8-year-old children from an Indigenous-heritage community in Guadalajara …