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Barbara Rogoff; Itzel Aceves-Azuara – Child Development, 2024
Changes in family life related to globalization may include reduction in the collaborativeness observed in many Indigenous American communities. The present study examined longitudinal changes and continuities in collaboration in a Guatemalan Maya community experiencing rapid globalization. Fluid collaboration was widespread 3 decades ago among…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Cooperation
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McGregor, Glenda – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2011
Narratives of power that purport to represent the "truth" of others need to be challenged by the individual stories of those who are silenced by "authority" and "expert" opinion. This paper utilises research data from an open-ended ethnographic study of 32 Australian high school students at the turn of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Adolescents, Ethnography
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Moss, Gisele; Dyson, Jeff; Flosi, Alicen – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
This paper examines opportunities to improve student achievement by examining teaching effectiveness. It suggests practices that instructors use in their course delivery to encourage interest in the subject and create a connection between the subject and global competitiveness. This paper examines the challenges that post-secondary instructors…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Higher Education
Bonner, Fred A., II, Ed.; Marbley, Aretha F., Ed.; Howard-Hamilton, Mary F., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
While many institutions have developed policies to address the myriad needs of Millennial college students and their parents, inherent in many of these initiatives is the underlying assumption that this student population is a homogeneous group. This book is significant because it addresses and explores the characteristics and experiences of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Ethnicity, Race