In "Learning Without Lessons," David F. Lancy fills a rather large gap in the field of child development and education. Drawing on focused, empirical studies in cultural psychology, ethnographic accounts of childhood, and insights from archaeological studies, Lancy offers the first attempt to review the principles and practices for…

Examines the development of applied social research during the mid-20th century, out of which grew a landmark study of schooling and children's peer society among the Oglala Sioux. Concludes with a critique of a science culture and a call for an educational anthropology oriented toward fieldwork. (SM)