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Hidalgo, Nitza M. – Equity and Choice, 1994
Profiles a Puerto Rican family who participated in a cross-cultural ethnographic study of family influence on children's school achievement. This low-income, single-parent household reflects broader Puerto Rican cultural values, including the influence of the extended family, in its support for school achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Harry, Beth – Exceptional Children, 1992
An ethnographic study of 12 low-income Puerto Rican parents of children with learning disabilities or mild mental retardation found that different cultural meanings of disability and normalcy led parents to reject the notion of disability and focus on the impact of family identity, language confusion, and detrimental educational practices on…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices
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Moll, Luis C.; Amanti, Cathy; Neff, Deborah; Gonzalez, Norma – Theory into Practice, 1992
Discusses a collaborative project between education and anthropology which qualitatively studies the establishment of strategic connections between households and classrooms in Arizona's Mexican communities. Teacher-researchers visit households, assume the role of learners, establish connections with parents, and develop instructional activities…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Educational Research
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Hubbard, Lea; Datnow, Amanda – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2005
Single-sex public schools are seen as a vehicle for improving the educational experiences of low-income and minority students. Our two-year ethnographic study of low-income and minority students who attended experimental single-sex academies in California indicates that improving achievement involves more than separating students by gender. Using…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Public Schools, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged
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Knight, Michelle G.; Norton, Nadjwa E. L.; Bentley, Courtney C.; Dixon, Iris R. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2004
This article examines the diversity of practices utilized by working-class and poor black and Latina/o families to support their children's college-going processes. We employ the work of feminists, scholars of color, and critical ethnographers to critique the power undergirding the monolithic model establishing one entry point of parental…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Parent School Relationship, Family Involvement, Ethnography
Temps d'Educacio, 1995
Each of the two issues of this Catalan-language journal offers book reviews and articles on general topics in education. Issues contain Spanish-, English- and French-language abstracts of included articles with keyword references. Number 13 (1st. semester 1995) examines environmental and multicultural education; number 14 (2nd. semester 1995)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Anthropology, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Wortham, Stanton; And Others – 1997
In an ethnographic study, teachers investigated a cultural difference between Anglos and Hispanics involving organization of space and activities at home, and applied the findings to high school classroom organization. The research was undertaken in a small community where a significant proportion of Hispanic students have…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Environment, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits
Moore, John H., Ed. – 1993
This book presents 12 papers that proceed from the idea that Native American history in the United States and Canada is best understood not as an Indian-European cultural conflict but as an economic conflict between communal and capitalist modes of production. Three chapters are of particular educational interest. "Political Economy in…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Dietrich, Lisa C. – 1998
"Westhills" is a multiethnic coastal community in San Diego County, California, in which Mexican Americans comprise approximately 22 percent of the population. This book reports ethnographic research on a group of working-class Chicana adolescents in one Westhills barrio and their problems, school experiences, immersion in two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Context, Disadvantaged Schools, Dropouts
Huber, Tonya – 1991
This paper addresses the issue of multiculturalism in public schools and the role teacher education programs play in preparing teachers to create, implement, and evaluate curriculum and instruction responsive to the educational needs of diverse learners. Ethnographic interviews and observations were utilized to present a case study which…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness
Swick, Kevin J. – 1992
This document presents a descriptive study of the Home Visit Program, which is part of Project Focus. The project was designed to support healthy family development by offering a broad range of services to families of children from birth to 5 years of age in two school districts. Emphasis was placed on preventive services for families in high-risk…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Community Resources, Ethnography
Menken, Kate – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
The purpose of this ethnographic study was to determine the norms and rules of behavior in a multi-ethnic seventh-grade classroom in an inner-city school. Data were gathered through classroom observations and interviews with the teacher. The teacher in this class stressed ethnic pride, and because the majority of the students (as well as the…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Asian Americans, Black Dialects, Blacks
Geltner, Beverley B. – 1993
An innovative approach to the preparation of school administrators is described in which instructor and student come together in a learning situation that integrates three core components: (1) formative portfolio assessment; (2) reflective practice; and (3) cognitive apprenticeship. The operation and impact of this approach are illustrated through…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cohort Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Adger, Carolyn – 1994
In response to the problem of high rates of referral of black students to special education and related services due to their use of non-standard English (African American Vernacular English, AAVE), a project was undertaken to assess and address the issue in Baltimore (Maryland) public schools' special education services. An ethnographic study of…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems
Avalos, Beatrice, Ed. – 1986
This book is about teachers, teaching, and learners in poor environments in four Latin American countries: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela. Using ethnographic research methods, the study observed rural and urban schools at different periods during the school year. What emerged from the investigation is a vivid picture of teaching styles,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Schools
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