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Heaton, James – 1978
Culture-specific non-verbal communication is regarded here as an essential "language" that has been neglected in modern language teaching pedagogy, though the substance of culture is often referred to in the curriculum. A distinction is drawn between the public aspects of culture commonly experienced by the second language learner and the private…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Hemmings, Annette B. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
This book takes readers into the lives of urban and suburban adolescents for a close-up look at how they navigate the conflicting discourses and disciplinary practices of American cultural crosscurrents that flow through economic, kinship, religious, and political domains of American life. The book is distinctive in how it combines classic…
Descriptors: Middle Class, High Schools, Educational Anthropology, African American Children
Foley, Douglas E. – 1990
This ethnography is about life in a small south Texas town painfully undergoing cultural and political change since the late 1960s. Since its inception, the Chicano civil rights movement has challenged local vestiges of racial segregation, and confrontation between Mexicanos and Anglos has created new tensions for the town's youth. This book…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Capitalism, Critical Theory, Ethnic Bias
Gumperaz, John J.; Cook-Gumperaz, Jenny; Szymanski, Margaret H. – 1999
In cooperative learning environments, small groups of students work together to accomplish specific pedagogical tasks, and teachers act as facilitators. One highly significant characteristic of cooperative learning that has received little consideration so far is the shift in the participation frame that takes place when students are left alone to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Kamil, Michael L., Ed.; Mosenthal, Peter B., Ed.; Pearson, P. David, Ed.; Barr, Rebecca, Ed. – 2000
A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research, this book presents 47 essays that examine literacy through a variety of lenses--some permitting microscopic views and others panoramic views. Essays in the book cover current methodology as well as cumulative research-based knowledge. Essays in Part I…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Dyslexia, Educational Policy
Hruska, Barbara L. – 2000
This article draws on data collected during a year-long ethnographic study of six Spanish-dominant English language learners, enrolled in both English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and Spanish Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) "pull-out" programs, in an English kindergarten classroom. The study is based on a theoretical framework that…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups

Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar; Solomon, Olga; Sirota, Karen Gainer – Social Development, 2001
Examined social realities of high-functioning autistic children mainstreamed in public school classrooms. Distinguished positive and negative actions and stances displayed by others. Found autistic children to be cognizant of and distressed by neglect, rejection, derision, and scorn. Reactions included oblivion, immediate behavior responses, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Children, Confidentiality
Duquette, Georges – 1996
A two-and-a-half-year study in northern Ontario (Canada) investigated the relationship between characteristics of the minority French-speaking community, home environment, and the school and classroom environments. Focus was on factors affecting the development and maintenance of cultural awareness, ethnic identity, and communicative competence in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. – 1994
This bibliography and background paper has been prepared to cover topics most frequently encountered in the field of archaeology and anthropology education: career information, excavation, fieldword opportunities, artifact identification, and preservation. The information included should provide avenues along which topics may be pursued further…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Ancient History, Annotated Bibliographies, Anthropology
Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 1996
This report overviews the rationale for conducting an ethnographic study of cultural factors that influence student aspiration in Tremont, a small rural community on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Although Tremont is the poorest community on Mount Desert Island, Tremont students scored as well or better on the Maine Educational Assessment than did…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Cultural Context
Millroy, Wendy Lesley – Journal for Research in Mathematics, 1992
The researcher conducted a six-month ethnographic study as an apprentice carpenter in Cape Town, South Africa, to document the valid mathematical ideas that are embedded in the everyday woodworking activities of a group of carpenters. A secondary objective was to examine and to give a firsthand account of the teaching and learning of mathematical…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adult Programs, Apprenticeships, Carpentry
Weinstein-Shr, Gail – 1992
Five questions and answers are presented in this document. They are as follows: (1) Are family literacy and intergenerational literacy the same? The first term, it is explained, focuses on the parent and child, while the second term, used in the broader sense, involves other adults such as grandparents and neighbors, etc. (2) What are the goals of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Competency Based Education, Cooperation, Cultural Background
Guy, Marilyn J., Ed. – 1993
Six national education goals to be achieved by the year 2000 were established by the federal government and the nation's governors in 1990. The five essays in this monograph examine some of the changes taking place in society and in schools and colleges that are related to the six goals. The "Introduction" (Marilyn Guy) is followed by…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Trueba, Henry T.; And Others – 1993
Case studies and episodes are presented that indicate the adjustment of Asian American language minority students to the mainstream U.S. culture. Chapter 1 places the study in the context of macro- and micro-ethnographic research on immigrant and minority educational achievement. Chapter 2 compiles demographic data and background on each major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Case Studies
Boraks, Nancy; And Others – 1982
A project was undertaken to develop, field test, and revise strategies for adult beginning readers (ABRs). During the first phase of the study, the researchers identified roadblocks to use of word recognition clues by ABRs. Based on data and feedback from local and state piloting and general principles of learning, the project staff developed the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students