Draws on long-term ethnographic study of an extended Tewa family in San Juan Pueblo to describe the roles of four related grandmothers. Discusses the cultural context of San Juan Pueblo, biological and cultural criteria for grandmotherhood, linguistic markers, caregiving and childrearing activities of grandmothers for grandchildren and later…

Explores the link between achievement and intimate relationships, with emphasis on older brothers, for rural black females who enter college as first-year students. The article examines the social forces that inspired academic success among women of different class backgrounds attending college and majoring in social work. (GR)

This paper analyzes particular discourse markers (okay, oh, so, well, and now) to offer insights into how speech therapy lesson participants organized their interactions. Three regulatory role dimensions emerged, including information, evaluation, and control. It is concluded that comparisons and contrasts can be made between adult-controlled and…

Examines the academic achievement of East Asian and White elementary school students in relation to sociocultural and interpersonal factors. Finds a positive correlation between the East Asian students' high achievement and the values that they share with their parents, the home learning activities in which families participate, and the…

Describes the Mexican-American community in Garden City, Kansas, and its relations with the immigrant Latino employees of a local beef plant. Observes that the former have become mainstream, whereas the immigrants are more apt to associate with Asian American coworkers. (DM)

This article uses two case studies of eighth grade students (one attending an Amish school and the other in a residential school for adjudicated juveniles) to illustrate the power of ethnography to contextualize literacy experiences. Five ethnographic questions are suggested for literacy assessment. (DB)

There has been a systematic underestimation by researchers and educational theorists of children's true abilities, with a distorted portrayal of childhood. Current understanding of children rests on a network of narrow assumptions about children and their abilities. A new research methodology is needed, with the child as the ethnographic…

Argues that Canagarajah's ethnographic study of a Sri Lankan university classroom is of limited value because of the choice of site, subjects, and textbook. Canagarajah responds by rebutting these criticisms and asserting that his study chose to show local conditions as they existed. (Contains 16 references.) (MDM)

Using ethnographic methods and taking a sociocultural perspective, examined preschoolers' social competence. Focused on the interactions of two children who were members of a peer group and one who sought membership in the group but was rejected. Discusses the importance of the sociocultural perspective to understanding children's social…

A case study of residents in a small rural Washington community identified basic differences between long-term residents and new migrants: (1) perception of community leader characteristics; (2) support of growth versus maintenance of status quo; and (3) educational attainment. Demographically, the groups were more similar than different; the…

Shuswap elder "Sophie Roberts" (a pseudonym) recollects early childhood experiences, child-rearing practices, leaving home for boarding school, courtship, marriage, and family life. The interviewer, a white Anglo-Canadian, reflects on her role and responsibility in publishing Sophie's story. (SV)

Uses data from an ethnographic study of Mexicanos and Anglos in south Texas society and schools to formulate a performance perspective of cultural reproduction and resistance. Examines ethnic and class differences in classroom "making-out" games and the role of pop-culture practices among youth in reproducing class and gender inequities.…

Provides analysis of the various kinds of audiences for whom technical materials are written. Describes the functions of the "watchdog" audience, who oversees the written transaction between the author and primary audience. Provides data from an ethnographic case study of engineering authors in a technical setting. (HB)

A comparative study examines ethnic group conflict in California, with its Proposition 187, and in Germany, with its hostility toward foreign residents. Historical and ethnographic studies reveal a connection between historically constructed ethnic ideology, intergroup experience, and education. Education is key to finding new ways of combating…

Comments on Reba Page's methods of teaching about interpretive research methodologies. Points to four potential problems: (1) students have little knowledge of underlying epistemological debates; (2) students are unaware of broader "conversations" between texts; (3) students have read little qualitative research; and (4) students must learn to…