Alves M.V., Ekuni R., Hermida M.J., Valle-Lisboa J. (eds.) Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations: A Latin American Perspective

Springer, 2022. — 373 p. — ISBN 13 9783031069079.Когнитивные науки и образование среди нестранных групп населения: латиноамериканская перспективаThis book aims to present theoretical and practical innovations in the cognitive sciences and education fields focusing on studies and research conducted with non-WEIRD (i.e., western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations, especially from Latin America. Cognitive sciences and neuroscience have increased exponentially their knowledge in the last three decades, and today there is a corpus of knowledge about our central nervous system and its functioning that (adequately understood) has promising contributions for the educational field. Most of this knowledge, however, comes from central countries (North America, Europe) and is based on studies conducted on what has been called WEIRD populations. Much less is known about how the integration of cognitive sciences and neuroscience could impact education in non-WEIRD populations, which represent the great majority of the world’s population and have quite diverse cultural and social characteristics. So, the main aim of this book is to present a non-WEIRD scientific approach to problems in the cognitive sciences, neuroscience and education fields.Cognitive Sciences and Education: Theories, Beliefs and Misconceptions
Factors Infuencing Child and Adolescent Development
Academic Performance
Educational Practices and Interventions
Future Perspectives