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Gutierrez, Kris D. – Linguistics and Education, 1993
Examined the ways in which language and context are socially and culturally constituted events through a three-year ethnographic study of bilingual (English and Spanish) primary and middle school classrooms utilizing writing process literacy instruction. An analysis of journal sharing activities revealed particular social relationships, normative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research
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Harry, Beth – American Educational Research Journal, 1992
Ethnographic data were used to address the challenge of parent-professional interaction in the cross-cultural context of 12 Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican American families from low income backgrounds with learning-disabled or mildly mentally retarded children in special education. Illustrations from parent conferences show how parent participation…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
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Masny, Diana; Ghahremani-Ghajar, Sue-san – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1999
An ethnographic case study of Somali children in Canadian schools examines the relationship between literacies, school, and community cultures by exploring literacy events as they unfold for Somali children in an elementary school. Field notes and interviews involving Somali and school-community members are analyzed based on the view that…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
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Schur, Joan Brodsky – Social Education, 1997
Demonstrates how introducing students to African literature can appeal to their imaginations and encourage them to develop their insights into African culture. Outlines the procedures in a middle school class where the students are transformed into anthropologists as they read Chinua Achebe's, "Things Fall Apart." (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Anthropology
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Toohey, Kelleen; Waterstone, Bonnie; Jule-Lemke, Allyson – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2000
Examines classroom activities engaged in by more and less experienced Punjabi-Sikh Grade 1 speakers of English and discusses how relationship between those speakers are implicated in their speech activities. Three occasions in this classroom are examined: A common, teacher-directed interaction; an excerpt of children at play; and a playful…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
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Goldstein, Avery E.; Reiboldt, Wendy – Qualitative Report, 2004
This longitudinal, ethnographic research study was incepted to investigate service use among families living in poor urban communities. Themes that emerged during data collection focus on the variety of roles played by women, in the home, and in the neighborhood. We identified numerous strengths exhibited by women, that is, roles that help…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Females, Ethnography, Social Services
da Silva, Carol DeShano, Ed.; Huguley, James Philip, Ed.; Kakli, Zenub, Ed.; Rao, Radhika, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"The Opportunity Gap" aims to shift attention from the current overwhelming emphasis on schools in discussions of the achievement gap to more fundamental questions about social and educational opportunity. The achievement gap looms large in the current era of high-stakes testing and accountability. Yet questions persist: Has the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Educational Opportunities, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
Cutforth, Nicholas J. – 1995
This paper reports on an ethnographic exploration of the teaching style and methods of a junior high physical education instructor serving predominantly African American students in an economically disadvantaged Chicago, Illinois neighborhood. Prior to her reassignment, the instructor in question was exceptionally popular among students, despite a…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context
Rigg, Pat, Ed.; Enright, D. Scott, Ed. – 1986
Seven essays address aspects of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction for children, seen from a variety of perspectives: research, teaching, and ethnography. They include: "Introduction: Children and ESL" (D. Scott Enright, Pat Rigg); "ESL Teachers as Language Advocates for Children" (Courtney Cazden); "ESL Children's Writing: What We've…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Language, Children, Classroom Techniques
Vigil, James Diego – 1997
This book aims to provide a better understanding of Mexican American high school students and their struggles with ethnicity, Americanization, prejudice, schools, and life's purposes. In most Anglo minds, these students are characterized by exceptionally high dropout rates and poor school performance, without any explanation for this performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Aspiration, Biculturalism
Schlessman-Frost, Amy – 1992
Findings of a study that explored parents' views of education and their evaluations of their school's success are presented in this paper. The parents represented families involved in a Follow Through program, a federally sponsored education program that serves low-income children in kindergarten and the primary grades who had been enrolled in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Ethnography, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans
Hatch, J. Amos, Ed. – 1995
This book consists of a set of studies and essays that represent the best work being done in the area of qualitative research in early childhood settings (children from birth to about age 8). Research in this area involves studies of young children in educational contexts, day care, and preschool settings. The Introduction, "Qualitative…
Descriptors: Action Research, Child Caregivers, Classroom Research, Cross Cultural Studies
Gonzalez, Norma; And Others – 1993
The conceptualization of working-class Latino students' households as being rich in funds of knowledge has engendered transformative consequences for teachers, parents, students, and researchers. The qualitative study of their own students' households by teachers is a viable method for bridging the gap between school and community. An assumption…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography
Sleeter, Christine E. – 1992
This book reports an ethnographic study, conducted over 2 years, of 30 teachers from 18 schools (preschool through high school), who participated in a staff development program in multicultural education. Observations and interviews indicate how multicultural education was actually presented to the teachers, and how their perceptions and teaching…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conservatism, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Allendoerfer, Cheryl – 1999
An ethnographic study examined how learning English and becoming more literate in the dominant discourse affects the identity or self-concept of Vietnamese immigrant students, and how new discourse may be created as students negotiate multiple literacies. It was conducted in a Seattle area high school and focused on 22 Vietnamese students in an…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
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