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); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849508858; 1849508852; 0762308176; 9780762308170
• ISSN: 1479-3539 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3539(2002)13
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 186 p.)

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...