Navajo and Caucasian Children's Verbal and Nonverbal-Visual Behavior in the Urban Classroom.

Guilmet, George M.

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ERIC Number: EJ189714

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Publication Date: 1978

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Navajo and Caucasian Children's Verbal and Nonverbal-Visual Behavior in the Urban Classroom

Guilmet, George M.

Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 9, 3, 196-215, Fall 78

A formal observation technique was used in an urban classroom context to assess the verbal and nonverbal-visual behavior of 17 Navajo and 7 Caucasian children. Two statistical techniques revealed significant intergroup differences in verbal and nonverbal-visual style. ( Author)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Education, American Indians, Classroom Observation Techniques, Nonverbal Communication, Preschool Education, Student Behavior, Urban Schools, Verbal Communication, White Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)

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