Qualitative research is research that attempts not only to understand the world, but also to understand it through the eyes of the participants whose world it is. Consequently, qualitative research must occur in a natural setting. The study begins, not with hypotheses to be proved or disproved, but with a flexible plan to explore a phenomenon.…

Along the west bank of the Tombigbee River, about 35 miles north of Mobile, is situated one of the largest and most populous groups of American Isolates: this paper briefly tells the history and describes the situation of this recently formed people, covering such issues as the information and early development, their social topography, and social…

Hidden curriculum is a lesson in how to behave which is neither planned nor discussed. Using sport as a medium, this paper defines a hidden curriculum, discusses its significance, and discusses the process of observing it. (Author/ND)

The author outlines techniques which can be used to compare and investigate a community's total education structure, including households and neighborhoods, jails, factories, and government agencies as well as schools. The Quarterly is published by the Council on Anthropology and Education, 1703 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.…

Proposed as a chapter for a book, this document has attempted to survey the various points at which cognitive congruity theories impinge upon problems of ethnocentrism and intergroup relations. Some dozen such predictions have been presented, and have been italicized for scanning in the text. One hypothesis, that the more similar the outgroup the…

The construction of self-administered, programed, culture training manuals, called "Culture Assimilators," is described here. These programs provide an apparently effective method for assisting members of one culture to interact and adjust successfully with members of another culture. Culture assimilators have been constructed for the…

Ethnography as an inquiry process guided by a point of view rather than as a reporting process guided by a standard technique or set of techniques is the main point of this essay which suggests the application of Malinowski's theories and methods to an ethnology of the school, indicates reasons why traditional ethnography is inadequate to the…

In order to teach students about American Indian culture, it is suggested that a chronological approach be taken in terms of where it all began, what it all means, and what of the entire Indian story is pertinent to geographic education for the student of any age. Archeology dates man's arrival in North America further and further back. This…

Drawing on a year long ethnographic study of a middle sized university community, this paper views entry into the counter culture as a process of self-transformation bearing similarity to therapeutic practices; major personal change strategies involve desocialization from conventional culture and from major social institutions--thus affording…

An archeological field program developed at California State College in Pennsylvania has been restructured to appeal to students as an elective. Four objectives are included: primary research, scientific investigation of culture, portrayal of prehistoric and historic life styles of man, and recognition of cultural ecology. (LBH)

Folklore played an important part in the acculturation of Black Americans. Folksongs, worksongs, spirituals, and proverbs promoted racial solidarity, expressed thoughts, and served as educational and social tools. (DF)

This study of Chinese university students in Thailand is set within two contending traditions of analysis: theories of ethnic assimilation and theories of ethnic pluralism. (Author)

A framework is provided for ethnographic studies of school cultures, specifically to study the affinity between the function of education and religion in society. (Author/KM)

This study dealt with the question of white versus black superiority in learning, viewing such differences in sociocultural terms. (Author)