NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Bilingual Education Act 19681
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 181 to 195 of 621 results Save | Export
Whiteside, Dale – Revue de Louisiane/Louisiana Review, 1972
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Ethnology, Folk Culture, French
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Cudjoe, Selwyn R. – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1979
It is argued in this review that the theoretical framework and argumentation in Orland Patterson's book on ethnicity and ethnic rivalry are basically incorrect. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Ethnic Origins, Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Status
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Moore, Charles G. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1988
Suggests that the invention and construction of traditional American Indian string figures possess elements associated with mathematical thought: logic-intuition, generality-individuality, and analysis-synthesis. Contains 16 references and several historical observations of string figures. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Ethnology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Barton, Bill – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1996
Proposes a framework to review the literature of the culture of mathematics, specifically in the use of the term ethnomathematics. Derives a definition of ethnomathematics; reviews two examples as a test of the power of the definition and the resultant description of ethnomathematics. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnology, Ethnomathematics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fradkin, Hillel – Academic Questions, 2003
Until recent times, it seemed evident that to study another culture successfully, one was obliged to understand it clearly and accurately, exactly as it understood itself, with all its inherent contradictions. Lately that paradigm has changed to an almost exclusive and unquestioning focus on the grievances of the other culture and the oppression…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Literacy, Cultural Awareness, Ethnology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Li, Guofang – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
Framed within Coleman's theory of family capital, this article examines how different home variables such as family physical, human and social capital affect immigrant children's second-language acquisition in the homes of four Chinese immigrant families in Canada. Specifically, the study analyzes the relationships between family physical capital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Family Environment, Parent Participation
Burger, Henry G. – 1969
This guidebook to learning procedures in cultural sensitivity and ethnographic data-gathering is designed for professionals and preprofessionals whose duties involve ethnics. It is specifically suggested for use by "intermittent" ethnographers (those who may use weekends and vacations to study ethnic enclaves both within large cities and in the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Ethnic Groups, Ethnology, Field Studies
Gurnoe, Katherine – 1971
This paper is an explanation of the music of nine ceremonies of the Sioux Indians that are recorded on tape in the Library of Congress. The purpose and description of the ceremonies are given here, as well as an explanation of who is singing the songs, and when they were recorded. Some of the songs included are for the Sun Dance, Braves Dance,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Education, Ethnology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Johnson, Norris Brock – Journal of Teacher Education, 1977
This article illustrates the importance of anthropology to the multicultural approach to education and depicts the relationship between anthropology and multicultural education as both reciprocal and intimate. (MM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Culture
Winkler, Karen J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Historians have been trying to counter the version of the Indian past found in traditional histories, which is often racist and usually written from a European perspective, but they have not yet agreed on what to replace it with. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Indian History, Cultural Images, Ethnology, Higher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Heap, James L. – Journal of Educational Thought, 1984
Defines ethnomethodology as the study of how reasoning and activities are organizable within the limits and resources of a culture as rational, identifiable events and occurrences. Discusses the aims, practices, and values of ethnomethodology, suggesting that it not be judged by the criteria of logical positivism. (DMM)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Education, Educational Anthropology, Ethnography
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Savishinsky, Joel S. – Human Organization, 1972
A conflict between a missionary and a fur trader, which involved the ethnographer and the small community of Athabascan-speaking Indians in the Canadian Arctic, is analyzed. (NQ)
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Nell, C. W. – Human Development, 1972
The research on aging in a Valley Zapotec community in Mexico reported here takes into consideration the broad socio-cultural context through which life is experienced and the social psychological significance of developmental changes as these apply to people in maturity and old age. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, American Indians, Demography, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Burger, Henry G. – Journal of Educational Thought, 1971
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
MOSAIC, 1977
Describes archaeological research in the United States. Reconstructs history of Paleo-Indian migrations, discussing archaeological evidence and opposing views regarding specific dates. Reveals cultural details gathered from specific studies at Meadowcroft (Pennsylvania) and Thunderbird (Virginia). (CS)
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Anthropology
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  ...  |  42