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ERIC Number: EJ497051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
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Cultural Differences in Child Development: Navajo Adolescents in Middle Schools.
Deyhle, Donna; LeCompte, Margaret
Theory into Practice, v33 n3 p156-66 Sum 1994
Examines the design of middle schools and cultural differences in the ways Anglos and Navajos view the stages of human development, noting interpretations of child development and their concomitant requisites for appropriate parenting. The article concludes with a discussion of the mismatch between Navajo culture and middle school planners in the Castle Rock project. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Early Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Navajo (Nation), Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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