Schooling and social capital in diverse cultures

• Other Authors: Fuller, Bruce, Hannum, Emily
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Research in sociology of education ; v. 13.
• Subjects: Educational sociology > Cross-cultural studies.; Social capital (Sociology); Cultural studies.; Multicultural education.; Social Science > Popular Culture.; Social Science > Sociology > General.

One of the most seductive topics in recent years is the field of social capital - the webs of trust, mutual obligation, and cultural knowledge that flow through local information - that yield resources in human-scale associations of individuals. When we ask about the implications for children's...