This history of the ethnic classification used in various Central American countries provides conceptual and historical background for understanding current systems of classification. It includes tables showing the ethnic composition of Central America during the colonial regime. (JDH)

Reviews the early career of Margaret Mead (1928-1942) and study methods she used in Samoa, New Guinea, and Bali. Particular attention is paid to her examinations of sex roles and her own experiences as a female scientist. (Part of a theme issue on anthropological methods in educational research.) (SJL)

This theoretical analysis of sociological conceptions of skill contrasts four approaches: positivist, ethnomethodological, Weberian, and Marxist. It is argued that impasses in industrial sociology stem from the fact that these approaches use very different notions of skill. (58 references) (SK)

This paper presents a longitudinal insight into the experiences of "Adam," a young boy who lives with his single-parent father (a farmer and builder) in a rural working-class community on the outskirts of a provincial town in Tasmania, Australia. Adam's story juxtaposes my representations of him as an eight year old in 1999 and as a 12…

Understanding why traditional cultures weaken matters because they embody humanity's heritage. Schooling has been singled out as an abrader of traditional culture. We assess whether schooling erodes one aspect of traditional culture: social capital as shown by generosity to people outside the household. In industrial nations researchers find…

The ethnographic literature on literacy is marked by a characteristic divide between 'ideological' and 'autonomous' positions, the former being associated with the sociocultural approach adopted within the 'New Literacy Studies' (NLS) and the work of Brian Street, and the latter with the work of Jack Goody. The polarization between the approaches…

This study examines the national division of history teaching in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the war and post-war period. The process of division of schooling into three curricula (Bosnian Serb, Bosnian Croat, and Bosniak) is presented. Representations of other national groups are central in 8th-grade history textbooks used by the three national…

This paper focuses on a case study pilot project working with a small group of children aged 6- to 10-years-old in a village in the northeast of England. The study was established to examine children's attitudes to environmental issues, particularly their involvement in environmental decisions and their feelings about planning, design and…

Several issues related to conducting ethnographic research in schools are explored under 4 criterion headings: 1) appropriateness of the problem; 2) appropriateness of the ethnographer; 3) appropriateness of the research "climate"; and 4) appropriateness of expectations for the completed study. (AUTHOR/NQ)

Prepared for a symposium, "The Social Sciences in Japan Today," held at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies Chicago, March 22, 1967.

The articles in the volume on ethnography and education are seen as an attempt to think through the underlying conceptions of ethnographic method in order to provide a context and logic for its application to education. They represent an effort to bridge the gap between anthropological and educational ethnography. Some of the discussions address…

Discusses the iron tower, a key symbol in the mythology of the Haya people of Northwestern Tanzania, in terms of the historical and symbolic importance of iron production in the area. Through structural analysis, the mythic unification of industrial production and human procreation is clarified. (CS)

Paper discusses the relationship of the disciplines of anthropology and education in terms of teaching and the conceptual framework of anthropology. (GB)

Research made possible by a National Science Foundation Institutional grant to the University of Arizona. (VM)