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East meets West: Cross‐cultural perspectives on wisdom and adult education
Author(s) -
Yang Shihying
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.420
Subject(s) - cross cultural , sociology , cultural influence , process (computing) , adult education , cultural diversity , cultural competence , environmental ethics , pedagogy , psychology , social science , anthropology , philosophy , operating system , computer science
This chapter discusses cross‐cultural perspectives on wisdom as a process necessary to strive for a “good life” in a particular culture and what it means to educate adults in cross‐cultural settings.