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ERIC Number: EJ317669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Nonverbal Differences in Communication Style between American Indian and Anglo Elementary Classrooms.
Greenbaum, Paul E.
American Educational Research Journal, v22 n1 p101-15 Spr 1985
Nonverbal behaviors associated with classroom conversation in Choctaw Indian and white middle class public schools were videotaped with two cameras providing a view of the teacher and class and the listener-gaze of individual students. Results indicated cultural differences in nonverbal behavior were associated with classroom interaction. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Cultural Differences, Intermediate Grades, Nonverbal Communication, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Choctaw (Tribe)
Note: Research supported by a grant from the National Institute of Education (NIE-G-81-0117).