{"product_id":"teaching-in-primary-schools-in-nirmala-rao-9780415815529","title":"Teaching in Primary Schools in China and India: Contexts of Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book compares primary education in urban and rural China and India. It focuses on how the sociocultural context including educational policy, educators and parents' beliefs, and the conditions under which teaching and learning occur shape classroom pedagogy and determine children's attainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis in-depth, authentic, comparative analysis of the two largest educational systems in the world is a must-read for scholars interested in the teaching and learning in these two rapidly developing Asian cultures. A common set of questions has been addressed in diverse contexts. The empirical work on which this book is based is most impressive - videotaping of mathematics and language lessons, interviews with parents and educators questionnaires with parents, teachers and children and tests of children's mathematics attainment - and this done in 3 locations in China, 3 in India and 12 schools in total. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nirmala Rao,Emma Pearson,Kai-Ming Cheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415815525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415815529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Nirmala Rao","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064961741055,"sku":"9780415815529","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c566da7-c936-46b7-b4c2-f059771e293d.jpg?v=1768672208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-in-primary-schools-in-nirmala-rao-9780415815529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}