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Peer reviewedAngell, G. Brent – Critical Social Work, 2000
Protective factors, needed for personal resilience, vary from culture to culture. Resilience in Native Americans is examined via an interview with a Native American social worker who quit her job over an ethical conflict. The interplay of self-concept, family, and culture in young people's development of protective factors is examined.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Coping, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedHeaps, Richard A.; Morrill, Stanley G. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1979
As measured on the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, 200 Navajo and 167 White high school students appeared to be compatible in self-perceptions involving intrapersonal evaluations, but different in self-perceptions involving social comparisons or moral values more unique and important to each culture. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cross Cultural Studies
Kakar, Sudhir – 1978
This book explores the developmental significance of Hindu infancy and childhood, and its influence on Indian identity formation. Drawing upon anthropological evidence, life-historical and clinical data, mythology and folklore, the investigation encompasses collective fantasy as well as the daily worlds of Hindu social organization in search of…
Descriptors: Caste, Children, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
REALITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WHO FOLLOW THE CROPS.
Download full textHEFFERNAN, HELEN – 1964
THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, HEALTH, CLOTHING, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT CHILD ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE POINT BEING TO SHOW THEIR IMPORTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR LACK ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. FURTHER DISCUSSION TAKES UP THE EFFECT OF THESE FACTORS UPON THE CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND HIS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Community Responsibility, Cultural Differences
CLIFFORD, VIRGINIA I. – 1964
ASPECTS OF URBAN EDUCATION WERE SOCIAL FACTORS, PERSONALITY, LEARNING, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS. STUDIES SHOW THAT MIDDLE CLASS EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES ARE INADEQUATE IN REACHING THE LOWER CLASS CHILD. LOWER CLASS FAMILIES FOSTER FEELINGS OF CONFUSION AND ANXIETY IN THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE OF STRONG MATERNAL DOMINATION IN THE HOME AND LITTLE…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
