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Cypher, Thomas W. – 1993
This ethnographic study relates the differences reported by student teachers as they experienced teaching in a culturally diverse elementary school that contained a large population of minority students and compared that placement with a rural school that had few or no minority students. The methodology involved preplacement interviews, journals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Parscal, Jeannie N. – 1991
This case study, one of four, is part of a larger study, "Ethnographic Case Studies of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) of At-Risk Students in Middle School Classrooms." The study provides relevant case literature regarding CRP for the enhancement of preservice teacher education and describes the characteristics of a multicultural…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness
Willis, David B. – 1987
This anecdotal ethnography describes the student culture at Columbia Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan. The paper begins by contrasting the affluence of Columbia Academy and its students with the relative austerity of a nearby Japanese middle school. The paper follows a typical day at Columbia, and describes the nationalities of the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Anthropology, Educational Environment
Popkewitz, Thomas S. – 1983
This monograph, part of a series that attempts to bring a particular intellectual perspective to bear on the practical problems of administering education, points out that educational administration as a field of study is of limited use in coming to terms with the complexity and value-laden nature of educational practice. Language and cultural…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Swadener, Elizabeth Blue – 1986
An ethnographic study of two mainstreamed, multicultural day care centers was conducted over a school year. Children's responses to formal and informal curricula dealing with aspects of human diversity such as race, ethnicity, gender, and exceptionality, were analyzed, as were children's interaction patterns. The data revealed that although both…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Curriculum Evaluation
Dabney, Norma; Davis, Ave – 1982
This is an ethnographic report on a poor, black-populated, inner city school that is considered effective in an environment where others are failing. The study sought to provide a qualitative account that would allow identifying what factors make for school success. Positive community perceptions of the school and data on student achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Blacks, Classroom Environment
Miller, Norman N. – 1976
Designed for use with the multidisciplinary film project, "Faces of Change, Five Rural Societies in Transition" for the college social studies curriculum, this manual contains an overview of the material and its underlying philosophy and suggests teaching strategies. The first section discusses the overall approach, the use of films in…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Curriculum, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Miller, Norman N. – 1978
The objectives of the Educational Materials Project were to produce print materials to accompany "The Faces of Change," a series of 26 films and some 60 essays and instructional documents produced for college classes between 1972 and 1975. The scope of the project covered two film production grants, a grant for archiving uncut footage at…
Descriptors: Anthropology, College Curriculum, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Hymes, Dell H.; And Others – 1981
Student acquisition of reading and language arts skills was monitored ethnographically in a study of several schools in a largely black setting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fundamental to this extensive study was the development and maintenance of cooperative relationships with the urban schools being investigated. The ethnographic monitoring…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research
Noboa, Abdin – 1980
An analysis and interpretation of a five-volume study by Aspira, Inc., which examined Hispanic segregation in U.S. schools, presents an overview of the study, general findings, and a summary and conclusions, including recommendations for further study and analysis and general policy recommendations. Segregation trends for Hispanics are discussed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Schoepfle, G. Mark; And Others – 1979
Ethnographic interview methods were utilized to determine the social costs of energy development (i.e. uranium mining) and the mitigation of these costs. Determination was made from the viewpoint of the Navajos in the Burnhams Chapter (a geopolitical unit) in Western New Mexico; they anticipated four major costs (losses) to their present way of…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Cultural Context
Guskin, Judith T.; Alexander-Minter, Rae – 1980
This report presents an anthropological perspective on the legal, demographic and community issues involved in school desegregation in Los Angeles. Views on the desegregation process expressed by lawyers, school administrators, community members, educators, and anthropologists who attended a 1978 symposium are summarized. An historical and legal…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Community Role, Desegregation Effects
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Heller, Monica; Barker, Graham – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Analysis of the problems of French-speaking Ontarian minority students suggests that they are able to build on the different communicative resources they bring to the task to jointly or variably address multiple embedded discourse and task and social functions, thereby extending their use and awareness of language. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
Fritz, Megan Lynne – Online Submission, 2005
This ethnographic study investigated how first grade students used handheld computers to learn in collaboration with others throughout the learning process. This research focused specifically on how the use of handheld computers impacts students' learning outcomes and relates to technology standards. A qualitative methodology was used to capture…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Ethnography, Cooperative Learning, Computers
Scheurich, James Joseph, Ed. – 2002
These papers examine the subject of white scholars using anti-racist scholarship within the long-term U.S. civil rights struggle to create real equality. Chapter 1 includes: "Toward a White Discourse on White Racism" (James Joseph Scheurich), "Response to a 'White Discourse on White Racism'" (W. B. Allen), "Advancing a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Culturally Relevant Education, Democracy, Educational Administration
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