Learning the City

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Learning the City

Cultural Approaches to Civic Learning in Urban Spaces

Sociology Education Educational psychology Educational strategies and policy

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Collection: SpringerBriefs in Education

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 11 October 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9783319462301


Overview

This book explores a cultural understanding of cities and processes of civic learning by scrutinizing urban educational topics from a cultural studies perspective. This book approaches the city as a cultural fabric that consists of social, material and symbolic dimensions, and describes how civic learning is not an accidental outcome of cities but an essential component through which citizens coproduce the city.

Key Questions

Through a combination of theoretical development and methodological reflection the chapters in the book explore three interrelated questions addressing the relationships between culture, learning and the city:

  • How does civic learning appear in urban spaces?
  • How does civic learning take place through urban spaces?
  • How are urban spaces created as a result of civic learning?

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