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Nanyangwe-Moyo, Tina; Moyo, Nkuye; Zheng, Xiaoying; Guo, Chao – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
The aim of the study was to profoundly gain understanding into specific cultural values that underlie traditional practices which pose as barriers to rural girls' education in Zambia. A pairwise case study approach was used to identify and describe types of cultural values prevalent in the Bemba and Tonga ethnic groups of Zambia. A total of 28…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Ethnic Groups
Gallimore, Ronald; And Others – 1992
This paper presents a series of propositions concerning processes that are at work in mentoring relationships, with each proposition accompanied by a brief discussion of the theory and research on which it is based. Examples are provided of the role of mentoring in the development of creative individuals. The propositions cover the following…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Behavior Standards
African-American Inst., New York, NY. School Services Div. – 1976
An initiation ceremony which marks the passage from adolescence to adulthood in an African village is the topic of this learning module for elementary and secondary students. A reading is adapted from the autobiography of a Guinean youth who participated in the initiation experience with other boys in his village at the age of 12 years. A lesson…
Descriptors: Adolescents, African Culture, Area Studies, Autobiographies
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Hengst, Heinz – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Children's publicness is undergoing a substantial change. "Scripts" created by the media and involving intensive consumption influence when, where, and how children's publicness occurs. Particularly important are attempts to develop new ways of integrating medial, sensual-active, body-, space- and group-related actions. This article…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Response, Children, Cultural Influences
Cherlin, Andrew J. – 1988
This book brings a social science perspective to bear on family change and family policy; identifies the determinants of change; and analyzes the role that government has played and can play in affecting the course of family life. Trends are examined from the perspective of children, mothers, and fathers. The book is comprised of the following…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Children, Employed Parents