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Osman, Ali – 1999
A study examined the labeling practices in the multicultural discourse in two adult education settings in Sweden: a day folk high school and a municipal adult education center. A total of 33 students and 9 staff members from two adult education programs were interviewed. The labeling processes used by the "actors" (the adult learners and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students, Community Education

Sells, Scott P.; And Others – Journal of Social Work Education, 1997
Describes a social work course incorporating ethnographic research methods, including seven course modules that cover sampling, data collection, data analysis, theory development, presentation of findings, and practical application within a clinical setting. Also presents student evaluations of course relevance and usefulness, and educational and…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Organization

Addo, Akosua Obuo – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Delineates the cultural norms evident in the performance and practice of Ghanaian children's play songs. Describes the similarities and differences between these and those of adult Ghanaian music culture. Discusses the social significance of the songs and includes several tables showing musical notation. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context

Sevcik, Ann; Robbins, Bethany; Leonard, Anthony – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1997
Describes a school-based qualitative research project conducted at a suburban Virginia high school. Studies the behavior and language of disciplined students and posits seven different "predicaments" where obscene language occurs. Considers moral and epistemological issues as well as the students' perspectives. Concludes with…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Deep Structure, Discipline, Discipline Policy

McLaren, Peter; Gutierrez, Kris – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1994
Two activist teacher educators discuss the ravages of global capitalism, abandonment of American cities, breakdown of Keynesian economics, dismantling of the welfare state, and resulting dissolution of identities and entire lives. Schools must fight social injustice and racism. Teachers should pursue classroom-based research that investigates the…
Descriptors: Activism, Capitalism, Critical Theory, Curriculum Development

Brooker, Liz – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2003
An ethnographic study explored cultural belief systems of four-year-olds' families and school staff from Anglo and Bangladeshi families in England. Case study of one child/family illustrates how parental beliefs about childhood, the home, uses and purposes of literacy, and children's learning influence children's school experience. How data were…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Child Rearing, Early Childhood Education

Simpson, Paul L.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Summarizes the responses of 311 Australian and 250 Nepalese university students to the Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Discovers a moderate inverse relationship between depressive symptoms and life satisfaction among the Australian students. Discusses possible reasons for this. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits

Perez-Stable, Maria – Social Studies, 1997
Argues that the inclusion of ethnic folktales into a social studies unit can reinforce stereotypical assumptions unless it is balanced with accurate and insightful social and cultural instruction. Summarizes and discusses a number of Latino folktales and how they could be used as springboards for appropriate instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education

Miller, Sandra E.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1988
Ethnographic methods were used to assess three learning-disabled and three normal tenth and eleventh grade boys at a school with an unusually low dropout rate. Institutional, classroom, and interpersonal factors behind the schools' student retention ability are described. (TJH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Ethnography

Dillon, Deborah R. – American Educational Research Journal, 1989
Field notes and interview data were triangulated with secondary data in this ethnographic study to generate a description of social organization. A partial theory of the teacher's actions in working with a predominantly Black group of 17 low-income rural high school students was devised. Teacher effectiveness in this situation is described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Ethnography
Volk, Dinah – Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 1994
Describes language use in parent-child interactions in the homes of three Puerto Rican kindergartners. Micro-ethnographic techniques were used to gather contextual data and audio tape recordings of adult-child interactions in the classroom and homes. It is suggested that teachers must identify the skills parents possess that are relevant to their…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect

Hamovitch, Bram – Urban Education, 1993
This ethnography of eight lower-track classrooms in two schools gives insight into the operation of the tracking system, although it implicitly accepts tracking and does not face the injustice children experience as a result of lower-track placement. Broader structural reasons underlying the tracking system are not examined. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Book Reviews

Page, Reba – Urban Education, 1993
Hamovitch's review misinterprets key aspects of the book and of cultural and curricular analyses in general. The book links the curricular dilemma in balancing individualized and standardized knowledge to the wider culture. It is not a defense of tracking, but rather a curricular and cultural examination. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Book Reviews

Alpert, Bracha – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1991
Subtle forms of resistance found during ethnographic observation of 2 suburban high school English classes with 65 students are not found in a third class of 31 suburban high school students. The dialectical attitude of resistance and compliance is influenced by teaching approach and style of classroom interaction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Research, Compliance (Psychology), Conflict

Woods, Edward G. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1993
Proposes an approach to teaching British Studies in an English Language program for foreign students at the University of Lancaster in England. Teachers use ethnographic methods to get students to become "outsiders" in their own culture as a means of teaching them how to assimilate the target culture. Course material is appended.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education