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Cultural Transmission in Three Societies: Testing a Systems-Based Field Guide.
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Dobbert, Marion Lundy; And Others – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1984
Reports on: (1) the formulation of a holistic, systems-based theory of cultural transmission; (2) a field guide developed for gathering the precise data needed to test the theory; and (3) a pilot study, involving the collection and analysis of data about six- to 12-year-old Americans, Israelis, and Mexicans, to test both guide and theory. (CMG)
Descriptors: Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection
A Darwinian, Natural History Approach to Teaching Field Methods.
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Dobbert, Marion Lundy – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1983
In a course entitled "Field Methods for the Study of Education," three themes dominate: professionalism, Darwinian methodology, and application. Unifying these are the notions that the proper use of theory is critical to good ethnography and the natural history/Darwinian paradigm is the central core of the anthropological, ethnological endeavor.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Sexual Complementarity in the Social Structure of Schools
Dobbert, Marion Lundy – Council on Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1975
This paper addresses the question, how does the structure of elementary and secondary schools direct women into jobs traditionally held by females? For availability information, see SO 504 073. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, School Role