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Finnan, Christine – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2013
Consistent with research conducted by George Spindler 60 years ago, teachers continue to perceive groups of students, typically students that differ from the teacher, as less capable of accomplishing meaningful tasks, belonging and contributing to social groups, and engaging actively in challenging work. The bias is especially great for students…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Grade 5, Classroom Research, Educational History
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Wedin, Asa – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
This paper discusses interactional patterns in classrooms in primary school in rural Tanzania, based on an ethnographic study on literacy practices. The paper argues that the official policy of Swahili-only in primary school, together with the huge gap between high expectations on educational outcome and lack of resources, have resulted in the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Safety, Interaction Process Analysis, Bilingual Education