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Viereck, Wolfgang – Journal of English Linguistics, 1973
This is an outline of the beginning of dialectology, its growth, its methods, and changes in approach over time. Various dialectology studies and linguistic atlases, from early 19th century to present, are cited. Use of modern techniques in further research is suggested. Available from Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA 98225. (TL)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Dialect Studies, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnolinguistics

Price, John A. – Canadian and International Education, 1974
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Shannon, Lyle W. – 1968
A 1958-65 study of Mexican Americans, Negroes, and Anglos in Racine, Wisconsin, provided researchers with an opportunity to see: (1) if world view and level of aspiration were more closely related to race and ethnicity or to sociologically meaningful categories of people in the urban-industrial society, and (2) how world view and level of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Aspiration, Blacks
Wright, Richard Louis – 1976
This study examines linguistic form and communication style in working-class and middle-class black preachers of two types: those who are not seminary trained, who preach spontaneously, and those who are seminary trained, who read from a prepared text. Ten sermons were tape-recorded in natural settings at two churches in Washington, D.C. Analyses…
Descriptors: Adults, Black Dialects, Clergy, Doctoral Dissertations
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara, Ed. – 1976
Speech play reflects a degree of selectivity and creativity beyond ordinary language use. Consistent with the approach of ethnography, each culture may have its own definition of speech play. Articles collected in this volume investigate speech play as language structure--"Play Languages: Implications for (Socio) Linguistics,""Secret Play…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Drama, Ethnology
Heider, Karl G. – 1972
The purpose of this study guide is to provide students of anthropology with an ethnographic accompaniment to Robert Gardiner's film about the Dani tribesmen, "Dead Birds." The first section offers an ethnographic profile of Dani culture, describing its most important features. These include: 1) their material culture, covering matters…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cultural Activities, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
Layng, Anthony – 1971
Courses on New World Negro societies and communities are, of course, just as valuable in illustrating anthropological concepts as are area courses surveying North American Indians, but anthropology departments have been reluctant to introduce these courses. Afro-American studies could be a valuable extension of anthropology offerings by: 1)…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Black Community, Black Culture, Black History
Roessel, Ruth, Ed. – 1971
The Navajo Studies Program at Navajo Community College consists of 2 major areas of study, the first of which includes courses dealing with the Navajos. This book deals with that portion of the program and provides a picture of selected Navajo Studies courses as taught at Navajo Community College. Contained in the book are the origin myths of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Programs, Community Colleges, Course Content

Hurt, R. Douglas – History Teacher, 1978
Summarizes the history and uses of open air museums (recreations of village farming settlements emphasizing folk culture and its architecture) in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Also examines the Lejre Research Center in Denmark which discovers and preserves pre-industrial agricultural technology and production methods. (Author/JK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Research Projects, Educational Facilities

Chalfen, Richard – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
Reports how a communications perspective and visual materials have been utilized to revitalize introductory area anthropology courses. Discusses what might be done to incorporate a contextual understanding of mass media into classroom instruction. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Audiovisual Aids, College Curriculum, Communication (Thought Transfer)

Fienberg, Stephen E. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
Concludes that in addition to using multivariate methods to analyze their data, investigators need to begin thinking in terms of large-scale randomized controlled field trails (i.e., experiments). One of the challenges for the ethnographic educational researcher is to demonstrate the superiority of the anthropological field method over the more…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Educational Research, Ethnology, Evaluation Methods

Herriott, Robert E. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1977
The Experimental Schools (ES) program is one of a series of federally funded projects designed to stimulate and study planned change within local educational agencies. This paper presents the goals and methods of the ES program and of research being conducted under its jurisdiction. It considers exclusively issues in the design and implementation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Programs

Lister, Larry – Journal of Social Work Education, 1987
Various sources are explored to determine what content should be provided, and issues to consider when building ethnocultural content into the curriculum are described. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Curriculum Development, Ethnic Relations

Dobyns, Henry F. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1984
Illustrates how the Northern Panya People were the key link in a Pacific Southwest trade route extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River, where it forked northeast--toward the Hopi Pueblos--and southeast--toward the Pima People. Conceptualizes an established network of pre-Contact trade centers in North America. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Ancient History
Heaton, Tim B.; Chadwick, Bruce A.; Jacobson, Cardell K. – 2000
This handbook contains more than 400 charts and tables covering data on Non-Hispanic Whites, Native Americans, and African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans. The handbook presents a broad range of data on demographic context; education; economics and employment; health, well-being, and lifestyles; family; sex, fertility, and contraception; religion;…
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Groups, Ethnology, Race