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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Educated Citizen: Cultural and Gender Capital in the Schooling of Latin American Children in Japan
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Castro-Vazquez, Genaro – Journal of Research in International Education, 2011
An ethnographic study on a Japanese language tutoring programme for foreign children was conducted from 2003 to 2006. The investigation attempted to shed light on issues of language acquisition among Latin American children who attended three public primary schools in Japan. This article combines extensive participant observation and in-depth…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Participant Observation, Ethnography, Interviews
Immigrant Children from Latin America at Japanese Schools: Homogeneity, Ethnicity, Gender and Language in Education
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Castro-Vazquez, Genaro – Journal of Research in International Education, 2009
An ethnographic study conducted between 2003 and 2006 followed three children from Latin America attending three different public Japanese primary schools. The investigation concerned a Japanese-language tutoring programme for foreign children, which was evaluated by participant observation and a set of in-depth interviews with officials, school…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Acculturation, Ethnography, Foreign Countries