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Namazzi, Elizabeth; Kendrick, Maureen E. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
This article reports on a study focusing on the use of multilingual cultural resources in child-headed households (CHHs) in Uganda's Rakai District. Using funds of knowledge and sociocultural perspectives on children's learning, we documented through ethnographic observations and interviews how children in four CHHs used multilingual cultural…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Heads of Households, Singing, Proverbs
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Ruby, Mahera – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
First-generation Bangladeshi grandparents in the UK have consciously taken on the role of maintaining the linguistic and cultural identity of their grandchildren. Through their life experiences, they have built up "funds of knowledge" and skills that they are able to use to promote learning using strategies that are personalised and…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Immigrants
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Hewstone, M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Discusses intergroup relations, focusing on three issues: the social psychology of intergroup relations; the value of a cross-cultural perspective; and the contributions of this issue of the "Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development." (SED)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Field Studies