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Dr. N.A. Baloch Life and Works (Video Interviews-- Sindh Jo Zaheen Baar) Education in Naushehro Feroz, Karachi, Jhunagrah, Aligarh, Columbia University, USA: Professional Work in Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamad: Cultural Background of Sindh 1920s to 1950, سنڌ جو ذهين ٻار، ننڍپڻ، نوشهروفيروز ۾ تعليم، ڪراچي، جهوناڳڙھ، عليڳڙه، ڪولمبيا يونيورسٽيءَ ۾ تعليم، پاڪستان واپس اچڻ، سنڌ يونيورسٽي،...
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Topics: Dr. N.A. Baloch Life and Works (Video Interviews-- Sindh Jo Zaheen Baar) Education in Naushehro...
CULTURAL READING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FOR COURSES IN INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED HAUSA, A LANGUAGE OF NORTHERN NIGERIA. REFER TO ED 010 396 FOR AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT IN SPOKEN HAUSA, AND TO ED 010 398 AND ED 010 399 FOR COURSE WORKBOOKS. (LP)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Hausa, Language Guides, Language Instruction, Reading Materials,...
A TWO-PART STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO (1) PRETEST A SURVEY INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY THOSE ASPECTS OF A PARTICULAR FOREIGN CULTURE THAT MOST NEED TO BE EXPLAINED TO LEARNERS (FOR EXAMPLE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS), AND (2) UPDATE A PREVIOUSLY PREPARED, ANNOTATED, INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON LANGUAGE-TEACHING RESEARCH. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED IN PART 1 TO AMERICANS LIVING IN FRANCE. THE INSTRUMENT ELICITED RESPONSES SHOWING HOW THESE AMERICANS GENERALLY VIEWED THE FRENCH PEOPLE AND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, French,...
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS RATHER THAN THE ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH BILINGUALISM IN NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS SCHOOLS. HE STATES THAT MANY SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS DO NOT LEARN BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS ARE BIASED AGAINST THEM IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS--(1) THE LOW TAXING ABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDES ONLY FOR ILL-STAFFED AND ILL-EQUIPPED SCHOOLS, (2) THE STUDENTS CANNOT LEARN OTHER SUBJECT MATTER, AS EXPECTED, BEFORE THEY MASTER ENGLISH, AND (3) SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN LEARN TO REGARD THEIR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingualism, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language),...
USING A QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT, THIS DOCUMENT ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN MANY FACETS OF THE PROBLEMS FACING THE SOUTH DAKOTA INDIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE SIOUX INDIANS WHO HAVE RETAINED THEIR CUSTOMS AND CULTURE WHETHER LIVING ON OR OFF THE RESERVATIONS. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DACOTAH INDIANS AND THEIR EVENTUAL RESTRICTION TO RESERVATIONS PROVIDES THE BACKGROUND FOR THE INDIAN PROBLEM. THE DOCUMENT STATES THAT WHILE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE BEEN CREATED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Community Organizations, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences,...
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED AS A REPORT TO THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON RURAL POVERTY. A DESCRIPTION OF INDIAN EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR 1965 IS INCLUDED WITH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SUCH FACTORS AS POPULATION AND THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THE NATURE OF THE ARIZONA INDIAN EDUCATION PROBLEM IS DEFINED AND IS SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURAL FACTORS IN SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT. VARIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF POTENTIAL CULTURAL DIFFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. TWELVE FACTORS FOR CLOSING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, American Indians, Counseling, Cultural Background, Curriculum, Day...
THE WRITER TOOK THE POSITION THAT ANY ACTION PROGRAM TO CHANGE THE POVERTY CONDITIONS OF NEW YORK CITY PUERTO RICANS SHOULD BE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR CULTURAL LIFE. THERE EXISTS AMONG PUERTO RICANS A SENSE OF ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION AND UNITY WHICH AFFECTS THEIR BEHAVIOR WITHIN THE LARGER COMMUNITY. ONE FACTOR WHICH FIGURES IMPORTANTLY IN NEW YORK CITY PUERTO RICAN CULTURE IS THE PROBLEM OF CULTURAL DUALITIES, WHICH ARE A RESULT OF THE STRESS OF ADAPTATION FROM THE ISLAND TO THE MAINLAND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingualism, Community Problems, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences,...
THE LANGUAGE-RELATED DIFFICULTIES OF PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN IN NEW YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE STUDIED BY A REANALYSIS OF DATA PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED IN A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) SURVEY. THIS SPANISH-SPEAKING ETHNIC GROUP WAS STUDIED TO ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS--(1) WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN THE HOME AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AND (2) WHAT DIFFERENCES ARE PRESENT AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS IN VOCABULARY TEST SCORES OF PUERTO RICAN CHILDREN FROM...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups,...
THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 23 AND 24, 1966. THE CONFEREES PROPOSED THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CALIFORNIA MIGRANT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN. EIGHTEEN EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING SIX FOR PERSONNEL, SEVEN FOR FACILITIES, SIX FOR PROGRAMS, AND SIX IN SUPPORTIVE AREAS. INCLUDED ARE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Attitudes, Career Counseling, Conferences, Cultural Background,...
THIS WORKSHOP REPORT WAS PREPARED AS A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN IN THE FOUR CORNERS AREA OF ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UP TO THEIR PRESENT STATUS, OF UTE MOUNTAIN UTES, SOUTHERN UTES, JICARILLA APACHES, PUEBLO INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO, AND NAVAJOS. THE STATED PURPOSES ARE TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH INSIGHTS INTO PROBLEMS OF EDUCATING THESE CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, American Indians, Arithmetic, Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Cultural...
THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT IS DEFINED IN TERMS OF FAMILY INCOME AND THE LOCATION OF FAMILY RESIDENCE. THIS DEFINITION IS THE ONE GENERALLY USED AND ACCEPTED BY THE COLLEGES. ON-CAMPUS VISITS AND AN INVENTORY OF PROVISIONS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS A SEARCH OF RELATED LITERATURE, WERE UTILIZED IN COMPLETING THIS SURVEY. THE JUNIOR COLLEGES' PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL RECRUITING OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IS NOT AS WELL DEVELOPED AS THOSE IN...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Opportunities,...
THIS COMPILATION OF 18 PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE DISCUSSES FOUR GENERAL AREAS OF INDIAN EDUCATION. THESE AREAS ARE--(1) HEALTH, INCLUDING PHYSICAL HEALTH, MEDICAL SERVICES, HEALTH RESEARCH, AND PROBLEMS OF TATTOOING AMONG INDIANS, (2) ATTITUDES, INCLUDING SOCIAL, FAMILY, PARENT, AND STUDENT ATTITUDES, AS WELL AS THE VALUE OF GUIDANCE PROGRAMS, FOSTER FAMILIES, CULTURAL BACKGROUND, DORMITORY SCHOOLS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES IN RELATION TO THE STUDENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARD EDUCATION,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Attitudes, Counseling Services, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged,...
THIS SPEECH STATES THAT STUDIES INDICATE THAT DELINQUENCY IN RURAL AREAS TENDS TO BE LESS SERIOUS IN TERMS OF THE ACTS COMMITTED AND IS TREATED MORE LENIENTLY THAN IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE DELINQUENCY THAT DOES EXIST IS A MALE PROBLEM, OCCURS PREDOMINATELY AMONG YOUTH FROM LOWER-ECONOMIC-STATUS BACKGROUNDS, REFLECTS ALIENATION FROM COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL, AND SEEMS TO HAVE A SUBCULTURAL COMPONENT. ADULTS SEEM WILLING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP TROUBLE-PRONE YOUTH. TABLES PRESENT PERCENTAGES OF...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Crime, Cultural Background, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Delinquent Behavior,...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL YOUTH IS RELATED TO THEIR SOCIAL BACKGROUND. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRIBUSINESS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RURAL YOUTH, BUT THOSE FROM LOW-INCOME AREAS DO NOT PARTICIPATE. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AIMED AT SHIFTING VALUE ORIENTATIONS ARE SEEN AS NECESSARY PREREQUISITES TO MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF RURAL YOUTH IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agriculture, Aspiration, Career Guidance, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences,...
THE NAVAJO REHABILITATION PROJECT STUDIED THE REACTIONS OF THE NAVAJO TO ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. THE PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT WERE (1) TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FACTS AND VIEWPOINTS FOR REHABILITATION PROJECT WORKERS, (2) TO PROVIDE SUMMATIONS OF TYPICAL CASE HISTORIES, (3) TO SUGGEST AVENUES OF FUTURE RESEARCH, (4) TO ILLUSTRATE THAT COOPERATIVE EFFORT CAN BRING SUCCESS IN THE SOLUTION OF DISABILITY PROBLEMS, AND (5) TO ASSEMBLE A PRELIMINARY SYNTHESIS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culture, Economic...
APPROXIMATELY 480 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKING JAPANESE AT FOUR LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOLS WERE STUDIED TO DETERMINE HOW EXPOSURE TO JAPANESE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM INFLUENCED THE STUDENTS' WORK IN CLASS. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES FILLED OUT BY 303 OF THE STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPOSURE TO JAPANESE AT HOME, THEIR BIRTHPLACE, AND THEIR SELF-EVALUATION OF PROFICIENCY IN READING, SPEAKING, LEARNING VOCABULARY, AND UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR. FIVE GROUPS WERE ESTABLISHED RANGING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Ethnic Grouping, Family Environment, Heterogeneous Grouping,...
THIS VOLUME OF THE LANGUAGE HANDBOOK SERIES IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS AN OUTLINE OF THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE BENGALI LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY OVER 80 MILLION PEOPLE IN EAST PAKISTAN AND INDIA. IT WAS WRITTEN WITH SEVERAL READERS IN MIND--(1) A LINGUIST INTERESTED IN BENGALI BUT NOT HIMSELF A SPECIALIST IN THE LANGUAGE, (2) AN INTERMEDIATE OR ADVANCED STUDENT WHO WANTS A CONCISE GENERAL PICTURE OF THE LANGUAGE AND ITS SETTING, AND (3) AN AREA SPECIALIST WHO NEEDS BASIC LINGUISTIC OR SOCIOLINGUISTIC...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Alphabets, Bengali, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Background, Dialect Studies,...
ADAPTATION OF THE FOURFOLD TYPOLOGY DEVELOPED BY CLARK AND TROW TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT PERMITS DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS OF THE FOUR TYPES DIFFER PRIMARILY IN THEIR VALUE COMMITMENTS TO (1) THE VALUES OF THE ADULT WORLD AND (2) THE PURSUIT OF INTELLECTUAL IDEAS. THE SUBCULTURE TYPOLOGY CONSISTS OF THE "ACADEMIC" TYPE CHARACTERIZED BY (1) AND (2), THE "VOCATIONAL" TYPE (1), THE "INCIPIENT REBEL"...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Measures, Classification, Conceptual Schemes, Cultural Background, Cultural...
DATA FOR THIS PAPER, PRESENTED AT THE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 17, 1964, WERE DERIVED FROM THE AUTHOR'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AMONG THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FROM HIS PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY AND REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS A SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS DESCRIBED AS A WOODED UPLAND PENINSULA RISING ABOVE THE GENERAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural...
PROJECT "CATCH-UP" WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED 13 AND 14 YEAR OLDS A SUMMER PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC REMEDIATION, ACCELERATION, AND GENERAL CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. 49 YOUNGSTERS FROM THE PROJECT WERE USED IN THIS STUDY TO MEASURE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THEMSELVES AND TO EVALUATE DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO THE PROJECT AND SUBSEQUENT REACTIONS TO SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE PARTICIPANT GROUP, WHICH CONSISTED...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Ethnic...
THE SPANISH AMERICANS IN NEW MEXICO ARE UNDERGOING GREAT SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE. THEIR VILLAGE CULTURE, FORMED IN ISOLATION NEAR IRRIGATED LAND WHICH HAD REMAINED REMARKABLY STABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS, IS BREAKING DOWN. THE SPANISH AMERICANS ARE LEAVING THEIR VILLAGES AND MIGRATING TO INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ARE--(1) LOSS OF MILLIONS OF ACRES THROUGH LAW SUITS, TAX SALES, AND PRECISE LAND REGISTRATION, (2) DECLINE OF THE SHEEP INDUSTRY, THE TRADITIONAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, Community Benefits, Cultural...
THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT PUPIL IS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED IN THIS ESSAY. THE SINGLE-CULTURAL ORIENTATION OF MOST AMERICAN SCHOOLS HAS CREATED EDUCATIONAL DISADVANTAGES FOR MANY STUDENTS. THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT STUDENT WHO DOESN'T FIT INTO THE MONO-CULTURAL SCHOOL RETALIATES BY WITHDRAWAL, WHEREUPON HE IS LABELED AS CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, AND MORE PROGRAMS OF A MONO-CULTURAL ORIENTATION ARE DIRECTED TOWARD HIM. THE AUTHOR SEES THE MONO-CULTURAL SCHOOL IN A MULTI-CULTURAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Cultural Awareness, Cultural...
A CURRICULUM GUIDE ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES IS PRESENTED, INCLUDING TEACHER MATERIALS AND STUDENT PROBLEM SETS. THE TEACHER MATERIALS DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF MANORIAL LIFE--THE PREDOMINANT FORM OF AGRICULTURAL LIFE IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ENGLAND, AND GERMANY DURING THE PERIOD FROM APPROXIMATELY 800 TO 1300 A.D. AN INTRODUCTION IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN "SOCIAL" AND "CULTURAL" SYSTEMS AS APPLICABLE TO MEDIEVAL LIFE. STUDENTS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Curriculum Guides, Economic Status, Medieval History, Models,...
THIS STUDY OF THE ARTICULATORY AND INTELLIGIBILITY LEVEL OF A SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP OF CHILDREN IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM INVOLVED 150 CHILDREN, 4 1/2 - 6 YEARS OF AGE, WITH EQUAL NUMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF CHILDREN OF FAMILIES WITH SPANISH LANGUAGE BACKGROUND, OF CHILDREN OF NATIVE NEGRO FAMILIES, AND OF CHILDREN OF NATIVE WHITE FAMILIES. ALL CHILDREN WERE TESTED WITH THE TEMPLIN-DARLEY DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF ARTICULATION. A TAPED CONVERSATION WITH EACH CHILD WAS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged,...
THE INFLUENCE OF HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL FACTORS UPON THE EARLY LEARNING PROCESS OF SAN JUAN INDIAN CHILDREN WAS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF HEAD START PROGRAMS. FOUR TYPES OF DATA WERE USED, (1) PERSONAL RESEARCH INTO THE PUEBLO'S HISTORY, (2) TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF 50 INDIAN CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, (3) INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC HEAD START FAMILIES, AND (4) INTERVIEWS WITH SAN JUAN RESIDENTS. SPANISH INFLUENCE UPON INDIAN LIFE DATING FROM THE 16TH CENTURY IS RELATED TO CURRENT...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American History, American Indians, Community Influence, Community Study, Cultural...
THE NATIONAL INDIAN POLICY HAS RANGED FROM PREPARING THE INDIAN FOR ASSIMILATION INTO THE GENERAL POPULATION TO PREPARATION FOR LIVING IN HIS OWN GROUP. INDIAN EDUCATION, WHICH HAS BEEN CONTROLLED BY THIS POLICY, MAY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GENERAL PERIODS--(1) UNTIL 1870 THE POLICY WAS THE EXCLUSION OF INDIANS FROM NATIONAL LIFE, (2) THE POLICY WAS TO REMAKE THE INDIANS IN THE IMAGE OF THE WHITE FARMER OF RURAL AMERICA BETWEEN 1870-1930, (3) BETWEEN 1930 AND 1960 THERE WAS A GRADUAL SHIFT TO THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Acculturation, American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural...
A LISTING OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IS PRESENTED, CATEGORIZED AS FOLLOWS--(1) BIOGRAPHY AND FICTIONALIZED BIOGRAPHY, (2) LORE AND LEGEND, (3) STORIES AND NOVELS, AND (4) GENERAL INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND MATERIAL. (ES)
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Bibliographies, Biographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural...
A THREE-YEAR FIELD STUDY ABOUT THE CULTURE BASED PATTERNS THAT ARE CAUSES OF THE ETHNIC CLEAVAGE CHARACTERIZING ANGLO-MEXICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES OF THE SOUTHWEST WAS CONDUCTED IN ROSARIO, CALIFORNIA (55 PER CENT MEXICAN AMERICAN AND 40 PER CENT ANGLO). THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF ROSARIO APPROACHES SIMMONS'"CASTE POLE" OF A RANKING CONTINUUM, DEMONSTRATED BY THE DIFFERENTIATION OF VILLAGERS ACCORDING TO ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION AND RACIAL OR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. THESE TWO CULTURAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitudes, Beliefs, Community, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural...
ALTHOUGH AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE IS NOT EQUAL TO THE BEST OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, THERE ARE NEVERTHELESS VALID REASONS FOR ITS INCLUSION IN THE LITERATURE PROGRAMS OF AUSTRAILIAN SCHOOLS. IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT THAT AUSTRALIANS HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN WHICH THEY LIVE. AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE IS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF DEVELOPING THIS HISTORICAL SENSE, AND CAN BE, IN TURN, A SIGNIFICANT AID IN UNDERSTANDING THE LITERATURE OF REMOTE COUNTRIES...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, English Curriculum, English Instruction,...
THIS PRELIMINARY REPORT DESCRIBES THAT PHASE OF THE UCLA MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDY PROJECT WHICH CONCERNS THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS OF MEXICANS TO THE UNITED STATES. STATISTICS ARE PRESENTED ABOUT--(1) THE VOLUME OF IMMIGRATION OVER THE YEARS, (2) THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF IMMIGRATING MEXICANS, (3) THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF MIGRANTS AFTER IMMIGRATION, (4) THE REASONS FOR THEIR MIGRATION, (5) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY MIGRATING MEXICANS, AND (6) THE COMPARABLE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Immigrants, Laws, Mexican Americans, Migrants, Migration...
OUR POPULATION HAS BEEN SHIFTING FROM RURAL TO URBAN CENTERS FOR SEVENTY YEARS, REFLECTED BY THE FACT THAT IN 1900, 78 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION LIVED IN RURAL AREAS, IN CONTRAST TO 33 PERCENT IN 1960. THESE STATISTICS REVEAL THAT ALL PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY RURAL YOUTH, MUST LEARN TO LIVE IN A CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A MISTAKE TO STEREOTYPE THESE YOUTH AS ONE SINGLE GROUP, WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THEY COME FROM A VARIETY OF SUB-CULTURES, WITH DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF VALUES, AND WITH...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adjustment (to Environment), Churches, Cultural Background, Education, Employment,...
THE FACT THAT LABOR SUPPLY CONSISTS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH THEIR OWN ACCUSTOMED AND OFTEN WELL-LOVED WAYS OF LIVING IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN ANY DISCUSSION OF "THE FARM LABOR PROBLEM." THIS STUDY USES BOTH AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY IN ANALYZING EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS. THE ANALYSIS COVERS (1) HISTORIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITRUS, LETTUCE, AND COTTON INDUSTRIES WITH EXAMPLES OF COMPANIES USING DIFFERENT HARVESTING OPERATIONS, (2) THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Technicians, American...
THE STUDY FOLLOWED THE COLLEGE AND NONCOLLEGE CAREERS OF 10,000 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR FOUR YEARS THROUGH PATTERNS OF WORK, COLLEGE, AND MARRIAGE, AND FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT OF COLLEGE VERSUS EMPLOYMENT ON CHANGE OF VALUES AND ATTITUDES. EVENTUAL COLLEGE PERSISTERS DID NOT DIFFER WIDELY FROM THEIR CLASSMATES ON PERSONALITY SCALES ADMINISTERED IN 1959, BUT BY 1963, WERE MORE INTELLECTUAL AND FAR MORE AUTONOMOUS, AS MEASURED BY THE OMNIBUS PERSONALITY INVENTORY SCALES USED. THOSE WHO DID NOT...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Ability, Attitudes, Automation, Career Choice, College Attendance, Cultural...
DESPITE RECENT RESEARCH IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS IN PHILIPPINE TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY STATIC THE PAST 15 YEARS. TO REDUCE THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN TEACHER TRAINING INSTRUCTION AND THE FUNCTIONS TEACHERS ARE ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO PERFORM, MANILA HIGH SCHOOL SUPERVISORS STUDIED PRE-SERVICE COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS AND PROPOSED REVISIONS IN THESE REQUIREMENTS. PROPOSALS INCLUDED THE ADDITION OF COURSES...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College English, College Language Programs, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural...
DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, 1967, THE STAFF MEMBERS OF THIS PROJECT CONDUCTED "INTERDISCIPLINARY DATA COLLECTION IN A PUERTO RICAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY." APPENDED TO THIS SHORT PROGRESS REPORT ARE COPIES OF THE FINAL INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS, THE DATA COLLECTION SCHEDULES, INTERVIEW GUIDES, AND OTHER MEASURES DEVELOPED THUS FAR IN THE PROJECT. PLANS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF RESEARCH ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING COMPLETION OF DATA...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingualism, Community Surveys, Cultural Background, English (Second Language),...
REPORTED HERE ARE THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF A SURVEY TEAM THAT INVESTIGATED THE FIVE-STATE AREA OF THE SOUTHWEST FOR PROGRAMS ON TEACHING SPANISH TO THE SPANISH-SPEAKING. AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN, CAPSULE DESCRIPTIONS ARE GIVEN OF SOME OF THE MORE PROMISING PROGRAMS. OBJECTIVES VARY, DEPENDING ON THE LITERACY (IN SPANISH) AND PRIDE OF HERITAGE (WHICH CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT) OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING GROUPS INVOLVED. THE TEAM'S RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGEST THAT SELECTION...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingualism, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Ethnic...
THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT, DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HAS AS ITS PRIMARY AIM THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN PUPILS. TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, MANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL UNDERTAKINGS PLANNED SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP AND TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH. THIS REPORT PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF EACH OF THOSE UNDERTAKINGS, CENTERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) SPECIAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Background, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conferences, Cultural Background,...
A 5-DAY CONFERENCE, COSPONSORED BY KANSAS UNIVERSITY'S COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CENTER AND SOUTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE FOR INDIAN STUDIES, WAS HELD IN MAY 1967 TO DISCUSS THE TEACHING OF SPEECH COMMUNICATION TO AMERICAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE CONTAINS THREE POSITION STATEMENTS, DRAFTED BY THE CONFEREES, DEALING WITH--(1) A RECOMMENDED PROGRAM OF SPEAKING AND LISTENING TRAINING FOR INDIAN STUDENTS, (2) A RECOMMENDED PROGRAM OF TEACHER PREPARATION,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, American Indians, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Background,...
WHAT NEGRO STUDENTS BRING, AS WELL AS WHAT THEY DO NOT BRING, TO THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE OF CONCERN TO TEACHERS. INTONATION AND A NONSTANDARD VOCABULARY ARE TWO DEVICES WHICH ENABLE NEGROES TO MAKE SUBTLE LANGUAGE DISTINCTIONS WHICH TESTS DO NOT MEASURE OR SAMPLE. FURTHER LANGUAGE SUBTLETIES EXIST IN THE CONNOTATIONS OF MANY COMMON WORDS. THUS, NEGRO STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF MUCH GREATER SUBTLETY OF EXPRESSION THAN THEIR RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF VOCABULARY WORDS IMPLIES. HAVING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black Culture, Black Students, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural...
IN A TIME WHEN SYSTEMATIC KNOWLEDGE AND SPECIALIZATION ARE ON THE ASCENT, PARTICULARLY WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THOSE WHO VALUE LITERATURE BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE EFFECTIVELY ITS PROPER PLACE IN EDUCATION AND IN LIFE. WHILE MULTITUDINOUS ARGUMENTS CAN BE ASSEMBLED IN THE DEFENSE OF LITERATURE AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A NATION'S CULTURAL LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, THEY SOMETIMES DEFEAT ONE ANOTHER OR IGNORE WHAT LITERATURE CAN UNIQUELY CONTRIBUTE TO HUMAN LIFE. THUS,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Cultural Enrichment, English Instruction, Imagination,...
SINCE MOST OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS DEVOTED TO SPECIALIZED DISCIPLINES, HUMANITIES COURSES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATING IN STUDENTS AN AWARENESS OF THE UNITY WHICH EXISTS AMONG PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY, AND THE ARTS. INTENSIVE STUDY AND CLASS DISCUSSION OF INDIVIDUAL WORKS BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE, HOWEVER, WHEN TOO MANY BOOKS ARE CROWDED INTO A HUMANITIES COURSE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE WORKS REMAIN REMOTE ARTIFACTS TO BE "APPRECIATED," BUT BEAR NO RELEVANCE TO THE LIVES OF STUDENTS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Art, Classical Literature, Cultural Background, History, Humanities, Humanities...
AT A TIME WHEN HUMANITIES COURSES ARE UNDERGOING REEVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THEY MUST NOT BE SUFFOCATED BY INCORPORATING INTO THEM TOO MANY LITERARY WORKS AND TOO MANY APPROACHES. SELECTION OF WORKS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE, AND PERHAPS THE BEST PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH TO BASE SELECTION IS ONE WHICH ENCOURAGES "ENLIGHTENED CHERISHING"--THE COMMITMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO CERTAIN VALUES AND TO THE STANDARDS BY WHICH HE JUSTIFIES HIS COMMITMENT. THE HUMANITIES COURSE CAN OFFER TO THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Art, Classical Literature, Course Content, Course Objectives, Cultural Background,...
A PROCEDURE TO TEACH NATIVE SAMOANS HOW TO TEACH READING IS DESCRIBED. THE STORY SEQUENCE IDEA WAS USED FOR SELF-TEACHING. CLASS MEMBERS COLLECTED SAMOAN LEGENDS AND RECORDED VILLAGE LIFE IN ORIGINAL BOOKS ADAPTED TO VARIOUS READING LEVELS. THIS PRODUCTION WAS DIVIDED INTO SIX STEPS--(1) ANALYZING EXISTING TEXTBOOKS, (2) WRITING THE STORIES, (3) CONTROLLING THE VOCABULARY, (4) ILLUSTRATING THE STORY, (5) PLANNING TEACHER MANUALS, AND (6) PLANNING ACTIVITY BOOKS. FINALLY, THE STUDENTS AS A GROUP...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Reading Programs, Creative Teaching, Cultural Background, Cultural Context,...
THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO IDENTIFY THE UNDERLYING FACTORS WHICH CAN BE USED IN DESCRIBING THE LIVING PATTERNS OF YOUNG FAMILIES AND TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL CLASS AND FAMILY CLIMATE AND BETWEEN ETHNIC BACKGROUND AND FAMILY STRUCTURE. COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 600 YOUNG HOMEMAKERS SELECTED BY STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING FROM PROTOTYPE COMMUNITIES. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS COMPLETED BY THE HOMEMAKER AT TIME OF THE INTERVIEW, AND ONE WAS LEFT FOR THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged, Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics, Family...
REACTING TO A PAPER WRITTEN BY H. NED SEELYE (SEE "LANGUAGE LEARNING," VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1-2, 1966, PAGES 77-85), THE ARTICLE EXAMINES SOME OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH TESTS THAT WOULD ACCURATELY MEASURE THE ABILITY OF CULTURAL STRANGERS TO ADAPT TO A FOREIGN CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSES OF SUCH TESTING, THE FOUR GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AIMS OF TESTING ARE APPLIED TO CROSS-CULTURAL TESTING. THREE OF THESE AIMS RELATE TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural...
THE SCHOOLS ARE ACCUSED OF HAVING FAILED IN EDUCATING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CHILD. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS UNDERLYING THIS FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO AN ANGLO AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW WHICH DISCOURAGES DIVERSE CULTURES IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS SAME POINT OF VIEW REFLECTS THE NOTION THAT THE AMERICAN CULTURE IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT MEXICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN MUST LEARN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REJECT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Culture, Anglo Americans, Children, Cultural Background, Culture, Education,...
STATISTICAL DATA OF THE 1950 AND 1960 CENSUSES ENABLES TEXAS MEXICAN-AMERICANS TO BE COMPARED EDUCATIONALLY WITH OTHER GROUPS IN TEXAS, WITH MEXICAN AMERICANS IN OTHER STATES, AND WITH TEXAS MEXICAN AMERICANS OF AN EARLIER DATE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, ALL PERSONS OF SPANISH-SURNAME ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MEXICAN AMERICAN. THE PAPER IS ORGANIZED INTO 5 MAJOR SECTIONS--(1) PAST AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL STATUS, (2) SOME SOURCES OF VARIATION IN EDUCATIONAL STATUS, (3) CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Age Differences, Attendance, Census Figures, Conferences, County School Districts,...
RURAL ADULTS IN 38 LOCALITIES IN WISCONSIN WHO WERE STUDIED IN 1953 TO DETERMINE ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS TOWARD EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, FARMING PRACTICES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTICIPATION, WERE RESTUDIED IN 1963. ELEVEN OF THE 19 LOCALITIES CONSIDERED HOMOGENEOUS IN ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION IN 1953 HAD BECOME HETEROGENEOUS AND WERE TREATED IN SEGMENTS OF THE RESTUDY AS A THIRD TYPE OF LOCALITY GROUP. SUBJECTS IN HETEROGENEOUS LOCALITIES WERE FOUND TO BE CONSISTENTLY MORE FAVORABLE TOWARD...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Trends,...
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO COMPARE ATTITUDES OF 19 PAIRS OF WISCONSIN GROUPS TOWARD EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, FARMING PRACTICES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTICIPATION. EACH PAIR OF RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS CONSISTED OF ONE NEIGHBORHOOD HOMOGENOUS IN ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION, AND ONE NEIGHBORHOOD HETEROGENOUS IN THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH 380 FAMILY HEADS WERE CONDUCTED. RESULTS OF THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT MEMBERS OF HETEROGENEOUS NEIGHBORHOODS ARE MORE FAVORABLE TOWARD...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Trends, Attitudes, Coordination, Cultural...
THE PROBLEMS TO BE FACED IN MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CALIFORNIA'S MEXICAN AMERICAN POPULATION WERE DISCUSSED AT THIS FIRST ANNUAL NUEVAS VISTAS CONFERENCE. THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS REPORT CONTAINS EXCERPTS FROM THE MAJOR ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT THE CONFERENCE. THE SECOND PORTION REPORTS THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED AT THE MEETING. PERSONS INVOLVED IN PLANNING THE CONFERENCE ARE LISTED AS WELL AS THE SPONSORS. LISTINGS OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THE PANELS AND WORKSHOPS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Conference Reports, Counseling Services, Cultural...
