Learning to become and belong: a study of participation in sociocultural activity in Gunayala
<p>This study sets as its central problem the question of whether, and how, participation in shared sociocultural activity enables and mediates the learning of girls and women in Gunayala. In line with the existing literature on anthropological approaches to learning, the study primarily uses...
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2020
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| Summary: | <p>This study sets as its central problem the question of whether, and how, participation in shared sociocultural activity enables and mediates the learning of girls and women in Gunayala. In line with the existing literature on anthropological approaches to learning, the study primarily uses interviews and observation to examine how Guna girls and women learn and develop through the shared practice of making Molas, which is rooted in the broader cultural traditions of the community. It argues that through participation in shared sociocultural activity, women in Gunayala learn to become independent and interdependent as well as to belong within their community and wider world. Failing to draw on this understanding of learning as situated and a process resulting from participation has far-reaching implications with regards to the way Guna children are educated and thence how the community is able to reproduce itself. </p> |
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