Discusses important but relatively neglected themes of the 1954 Carmel Conference on anthropology and education: (1) search for philosophical as well as theoretical articulation of education and anthropology; (2) necessity for sociocultural contextualization of educative process; (3) relation of teaching and learning to life cycle; and (4) nature…

Examines the rise of Yves Montand as popular singer, his artistic roles, and his sociological role as part of modern French culture. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Examination of the relationship between Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, racial identification, acculturation, culture, language and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI/MMPI-2) has revealed controversial results. Because the MMPI/MMPI-2 is the most widely used personality assessment, it is important to understand how ethnic and…

The actions of the mathematics teacher are bound up in ethical decisions that impact the learner and teacher, both within and external to the formal school curriculum. This paper argues that the principles of a radical constructivist theory of knowing underlie a model for an ethics of liberation. A learner's active construction of their…

Article is an attempt to develop a theory of myth and to show how that theory is useful for interpreting the prewar educational experience of Japan and West Germany. (Author)

Study was conducted among adolescents in Puerto Rico, and replicated earlier studies in Buenos Aires and Chicago. Implications were drawn from frequencies in San Juan and compared with the Latin passive" pattern in Buenos Aires and the North American active" pattern in Chicago. (DM)

The author raises serious questions as to whether or not man and his institutions can adapt to continuous and conflicting demands. Six propositions are presented which might dispel some of the conflict and ambiguity about the changes occurring, particularly the deep divisions among people and between people and their institutions. (Author)

Technology can suggest the whole pattern for the educational curriculum and infuse it with significance. (GR)

The biraderi system of kin relations in Punjab consists of a larger circle of relatives who share a common identity through its name and a more restricted circle determined by competitive gift giving. Functions of this institution are outlined and their implications are traced for a developing country like Pakistan. (Author)

The guest editor of this special issue of "Educational Technology comments on each of the articles included and notes that "the teacher's role is diversified, and it is in a state of transition as a result of the dynamic state of society and the schools. (Author/LS)

Critiques the concept of ethnolinguistic vitality developed by Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor. Argues that the dimensions of vitality outlined are ambiguous, and gross and inexact tools of analysis in their application. (EKN)