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Bouchard, Yvon – 1983
Research findings from various countries on the role of schools in student development are reviewed, with an eye toward promoting a comparative model for research on the subject. First, research is discussed that indicates that schools have little or no effect relative to students' home background and individual qualities (the 1966 Coleman report…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Download full textTrueba, Henry T.; And Others – 1984
A study of language and literacy activities and attitudes in a southern California bilingual community and the resulting development of more culturally relevant writing instruction for junior and senior high school students of that community is reported. The initial task was an ethnographic survey of the community, focusing on its language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Selinker, Larry, Ed. – 1983
Essays on language transfer in language learning include: excerpts from "Linguistics across Cultures" (Robert Lado); "Language Transfer" (Larry Selinker); "Goofing: An Indication of Children's Second Language Learning Strategies" (Heidi C. Dulay, Marina K. Burt); "Language Transfer and Universal Grammatical Relations" (Susan Gass); "A Role for the…
Descriptors: Age, Children, Cultural Context, Deep Structure
Kidd, Ross, Ed.; Colletta, Nat, Ed. – 1980
Case studies and seminar reports are provided that were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part I, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in health, family planning, agriculture, basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Programs, Cultural Context
Korzenny, Felipe; Dollinger, Patricia – 1987
A study examined the degree to which members of different ethnic groups--Whites/Anglos, Hispanic/Latinos, Asians, and Blacks--vary in (1) the reasons they adopt for communicating or not communicating with strangers, (2) the situations in which they choose to interact with strangers, and (3) the types of strangers with whom they feel comfortable…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis
Zanger, Virginia Vogel; And Others – 1990
This handbook of culturally responsive ways to teach the basic, mandated curriculum to students from diverse backgrounds was developed by a multicultural group of teachers. The techniques draw on the students' diverse backgrounds to increase student motivation and maximize teacher effectiveness by decreasing the mismatch between the students' home…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Culture, Cambodians, Classroom Environment
Slack, P. J. Ford – 1990
An analysis of the relationship between the history of the word "supervision" and the evolution of the American public education system, with a focus on women's roles, is presented in this paper. A historical overview of the role of educational supervision in the United States is followed by discussion of an alternative way of viewing supervision,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Educational History
Christensen, Torkil – Human Communication Studies, 1986
An experiment concerning Japanese college students' ability to express themselves in English to non-Japanese English-speakers is reported. Freshmen and sophomores at two Japanese four-year colleges were asked to give written English responses to six specific communicative situations. Results showed that while few of the responses were…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
King, Simon T. – 1986
A study assessed the effect of American/Western culture on English-speaking Japanese bilinguals as reflected in differences in the connotative meanings of certain kinds of words. Differences in culturally determined meanings were examined in translation-equivalent concrete concepts, abstract words, and personality attributes, as measured on a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Correlation
Roche, B. J. – 1985
To address some of the social, health, economic and cultural issues of growing older in America, Greenfield Community College (GCC) in Massachusetts sponsored a Celebration of Growing Older program. The 2-month long series of events was designed to educate the public, both young and old, about the myths of aging and to challenge some assumptions…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services
Hattori, Takahiko – 1986
An approach to teaching logical organization of ideas in English through paragraph writing is presented. The approach is designed for Japanese high school and college students, for whom native language writing strategies and objectives are different from those of English-speakers. Four overall goals of the process of paragraph writing include: (1)…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Cohesion (Written Composition), Cultural Context
Henry, Kathleen – 1988
Family planning programs in sub-Saharan Africa (42 countries and 450 million population), the fastest growing and poorest region in the world, need effective communications campaigns to educate people about the benefits of contraception, help change attitudes about fertility control and family size, and provide information about available…
Descriptors: Advertising, African Culture, Audience Analysis, Cultural Awareness
Kumayama, A. – 1986
An examination of the different cultural traits, values, and business strategies of Americans and Japanese through simulation and role-playing is presented. A Japanese player and an American player, when presented with scripts, have a business conversation about a hypothetical business venture, and then discuss the interaction in interviews. The…
Descriptors: Body Language, Business Communication, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
Corum, Claudia W., Comp. – 1980
Instructional materials for siSwati are designed for Peace Corps volunteer language and cultural training. The materials are in five parts. Part 1 contains bilingual readings containing factual information on Swaziland, including history, geography, industry, and its neighboring countries. This section is bilingual, with one page in siSwati and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT. – 1988
Each year thousands of children, of all ages and ethnic and economic backgrounds, are victims of sexual and physical abuse. This case book, intended for use in the training of social workers and prevention-focused program staff, parents, providers, adolescents, and others, consists of 16 cases of child abuse in Hispanic communities. The cases are…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Community Problems
