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ERIC Number: EJ630362
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Australian Circuses as Cooperative Communities.
Moriarty, Beverley J.
International Journal of Educational Research, v33 n3 p297-307 2000
Studied how circus personnel of all ages interact in Australian circuses to preserve traditional circus lifestyles and entertainment. Interviews with 30 personnel from 4 circuses show the importance of learning to be a member of a cooperative society through immersion. Results provide information about the education of a community of occupational travelers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Education, Migrant Children, Migrant Education, Migrant Youth, Nomads, Transient Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Circuses; Gypsies
Note: Theme issue titled "Mapping International Diversity in Researching Traveller and Nomadic Education."