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The new mathematics and an old cultureBook 1967 • Gay, John & Cole, Michael
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
Following some brief introductory materials on Kpelle ethnography, this work turns to a detailed discussion of how the traditional culture of the Kpelle affects the learning readiness, and perhaps even the thinking, of its children who are being taug...The cultural context of learning and thinkingBook 1971 • Cole, Michael et al.
Kpelle • Africa > Western Africa
This document presents the results of intensive observation and experimental testing of Kpelle mathematical and logical skills. The research was stimulated by the idea of culture-specific abilities and tasks, and questioned the assumption that 'psych...