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Burns, Allan F. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1976
Demonstrates that the whole of an anthropological study (from deciding who, what, and where to study to publicizing results) can be termed an "ethnographic process". Within this process, four major components can be identified: research conditions, research design, research implementation, and product creation. Discusses each part of…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Case Studies, Educational Anthropology, Educational Change
Raymond, Chris – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
The science-studies approach seeks to go beyond a history of scientific concepts and their developers; rather, its practitioners want to unravel the cultural and ideological influences that shape the content of those theories. A new science-studies program was initiated at the University of California at San Diego. (MLW)
Descriptors: Ethnology, Higher Education, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Zaslavsky, Claudia – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents information on ethnomathematics which is defined as the meeting of cultural anthropology with mathematics and education. Emphasizes the importance of multicultural education and ethnomathematics in the mathematics curriculum. (ASK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnology
Fair, C. Christine – United States Institute of Peace, 2006
On March 21, 2006 Christine Fair spoke about her recent trip to Pakistan. Fair's fieldwork was conducted with her Pakistan-based colleague Syed Rashad Bukhari and in collaboration with the National Bureau of Asian Research. Fair and Bukhari spent nearly three weeks visiting administrators at ten of the most prominent post-secondary madaris…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Islam, Religious Cultural Groups, Interviews
Fitzhugh, William, Comp.; Loring, Stephen, Comp. – 1997
This bibliography provides an introduction to the current literature, in English, on arctic and subarctic prehistory and ethnology. Leads for further research will be found in section 1. Publications listed are not available from the Smithsonian Institution but copies may be found in larger libraries or obtained through inter-library loan.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Ancient History, Archaeology, Canada Natives
Nababan, P. W. J. – RELC Journal, 1974
This article attempts a definition of "culture" and "language." It discusses the relationship of language to culture, and cultural features concomitant to language. A course in ethnolinguistics is advocated as part of the preparation for language teachers. (AM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Influences
Dundes, Alan – Elem Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Books, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Kenny, Michael, Ed.; Bernard, H. Russell, Ed. – 1973
Thirteen papers by graduate students who participated in a 1971 summer field program in Hidalgo, Mexico, are presented. Twelve of the papers are presented in the English language and one is presented in Spanish. Research for seven of the papers was undertaken in established Otomi Indian villages or hamlets. Research for the remaining six papers…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Area Studies, Environmental Influences
McKenna, Wendy – 1978
Karen Horney's critique of Freud's theory of female development suggests that much theory and research in psychology is androcentric, and calls for the elimination of biases. This point is questioned, and the posit that scientific knowledge does not answer the question of what makes a person either female or male is explored. Biological,…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Biology, Ethnology, Females
Hannerz, Ulf – 1969
This is an anthropological study of a black ghetto in Washington, D.C. The focus of the book is on the nature of ghetto culture and its relationship to mainstream American culture. The author contends that the ghetto has developed a unique culture of its own which co-exists with aspects of mainstream American culture. The discussion dwells on the…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biculturalism, Black Community, Cultural Differences
Burnett, Jaquetta H.; And Others – 1974
References in this annotated bibliography concentrate on anthropological research concerning formal and informal education. The bibliography is selective, and the criteria are guided primarily by four questions: What basic concepts oriented the writer? What was done? How was it done? What was the disciplinary, or cultural, identity of the person…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Education, Culture, Educational Anthropology
Warren, Richard L. – 1973
This case study investigated teaching experience in an elementary school with 425 pupils and 14 teachers. The study views teaching not only in the context of the classroom but also in the organizational context of the school and school district and in the sociocultural context of the community. It is an ethnographic study concerned with the…
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Ethnology
McCutcheon, Fail – 1976
The potential uses of ethnography and aesthetic criticism as sources for developing a qualitative approach to evaluating classrooms are delineated. Such work involves three interrelated processes--description, interpretation, and appraisal--which are discussed and exemplified. When describing a classroom, the evaluator vividly renders it,…
Descriptors: Art, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
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Erickson, Frederick – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
Considers some of the differences between "qualitative" and "quantitative" types of research, suggests three kinds of strategies for identifying qualitatively derived models and data that could be useful in collaboration across orientations, and concludes with some remarks on implications of both types of research. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Content Analysis, Cultural Influences, Data Collection
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Fairgrieve, George W.; Eisner, Elliot W. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
Reviews and criticizes papers by Rist, Fienberg, and Erickson in this issue of the Quarterly. (JM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Educational Research, Ethnology, Models
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