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Peer reviewedJordan, Cathie; Jacob, Evelyn – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1987
Reviews other articles in this special issue. The two traditional explanations of school failure by minority children do not conflict, yet neither is a complete explanation by itself. A more holistic picture of school success and failure is emerging as educators and social scientists view schools, children, and the community in a more complex and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Educational Anthropology, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedJordan, Cathie – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1985
Describes how anthropological knowledge has been applied in the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP), a multidisciplinary educational research and development effort to create a successful language arts program for underachieving native Hawaiian children. Discusses the process of translating anthropological knowledge into effective…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Anthropology
Peer reviewedJacob, Evelyn; Jordan, Cathie – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1987
There are discrepancies between the school performance of mainstream students and ethnic minority students. In educational anthropology there have been two explanations, cultural difference and cultural discontinuity. The articles in this special issue explore the relationships between these two schools of thought. (VM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Anthropology
