Learning Cooperatively Under Challenging Circumstances: Cooperation Among Students in High-Risk Contexts in El Salvador

By Christine Schmalenbach

Christine Schmalenbach examines the use and potential of cooperation among students at high-risk schools in El Salvador with the objective of facilitating a culture- and context-sensitive use of cooperative learning in this setting and in similar ones in other countries. At the core is an ethnography of a marginalized neighborhood in the metropolitan area of San Salvador. The author collected data throughout a school year, mostly through participant observation and interviews with teachers, students, parents, and co-workers of a local NGO. To provide context, she conducted a literature review on the history of cooperation among students in El Salvador and implemented an exploratory survey among teachers in the same municipality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658213329
• ISBN13: 9783658213329
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Springer vs
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"