Strategies in Teaching Anthropology (2nd Edition)

By Patricia C. Rice and David W. McCurdy

Book Overview

Unique in focus and content, this book focuses on the how of teaching Anthropology across all of its sub-fields: Cultural, Social, Biological, Archaeology, and Linguistics to provide a wide array of associated learning outcomes and student activities. It is a valuable single-source compendium of strategies and teaching tricks of the trade from a group of seasoned teaching anthropologists - working in a variety of teaching settings - who share their pedagogical techniques, knowledge, and observations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130340707
• ISBN13: 9780130340702
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great ideas for teaching cultural anthropology

The book gives great ideas for teaching cultural anthropology that getthe students more involved with the material. There are ideas for assignments as well as in-class activities. I am currently trying out one of the assignments, which seems to be very good. All in all, if the last thing you want to do is hear the sound of your own voice for 2 or 3 hours a week, buy this. You can't lose. It's especially good for new teachers...

Tools for Participatory Education

I work in various communities delivering community-based anthropology courses in a very short period of time from one week to a month. The activities and teaching strategies offered in this book are very practical and respond to a change in the field of education. The activities described in the book are easy to prepare and implement (and are fun to do). Most of the authors describe various in-class problems with which...