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Kim, Hyunjin; Brand, Susan Trostle – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2023
This paper examines the significance of parental involvement in early childhood education, with a specific focus on the cultural practices and values of Korean American parents and children in schools in the United States (US). It discusses the critical issue of the learning gap among different ethnic and racial groups and how, through the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Parents, Korean Americans, Parent Participation
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Terrell R. Morton; Wesley Agee; Kilan C. Ashad-Bishop; Lori D. Banks; Zanethia Choice Barnett; Imari D. Bramlett; Briana Brown; Walter Gassmann; Korie Grayson; Gail P. Hollowell; Ruth Kaggwa; Gaurav S. Kandlikar; Marshaun Love; Whitney N. McCoy; Mark A. Melton; Monica L. Miles; Catherine L. Quinlan; ReAnna S. Roby; Checo J. Rorie; Tatiane Russo-Tait; Ashlyn M. Wardin; Michele R. Williams; Ashley N. Woodson – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for why there is a need to re-envision the underlying culture of undergraduate biology education to ensure the success, retention, and matriculation of Black students. The basis of this argument is the continued noted challenges with retaining Black students in the biological sciences coupled…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Undergraduate Students, African American Students
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Vesely, Colleen K.; Ewaida, Marriam; Anderson, Elaine A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2014
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Parent Education, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness
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Cheremshynski, Christy; Lucyshyn, Joseph M.; Olson, Deborah L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2013
The purpose of this study was to empirically investigate a family-centered approach to positive behavior support (PBS) that was designed to be culturally responsive to families of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. A Japanese mother and a child with autism were the primary participants. Multiple research methods were used. A…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Program Implementation, Behavior Modification, Autism
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Xiong, Tong T.; Obiakor, Festus E. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2013
The purpose of the authors in this qualitative research is to explore cultural connections and disconnections between non-Hmong principals and Hmong parents. The results show that cultural disconnections occur because of the lack of culturally sensitive professional development for teachers and principals, and the lack of understanding of Hmong…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Qualitative Research, Principals, Professional Development
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Plata, Maximino – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2011
Classroom teachers' cultural schemata become important factors when they use them as the standard or yardstick to instruct culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse (CLED) students. However, when teachers' yardstick is comprised of limited cross-cultural knowledge and experiences, they cannot gauge the true learning potential of CLED…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Values, Teachers, Measures (Individuals)
Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The great International Expositions of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brought together the world's political, intellectual, and industrial leaders for the exchange of information and ideas. They also promoted specific cultural values and belief systems. In this book, Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. looks specifically at the educational…
Descriptors: United States History, Values, Foreign Countries, Beliefs
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Chettih, Mindy – Gerontologist, 2012
The population of older adults in the United States is growing in size and diversity, presenting challenges to health care providers and patients in the context of health care decision making (DM), including obtaining informed consent for treatment, advance care planning, and deliberations about end-of-life care options. Although existing…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Cultural Awareness, Older Adults, Health Services
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Chung, Sheng Kuan – Art Education, 2009
With increasing emphasis on multicultural art education and integrative pedagogy, educators have incorporated community resources, such as cultural artifacts exhibited in art museums, to enrich their programs. Cultural artifacts are human-made objects which generally reveal historic information about cultural values, beliefs, and traditions.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Graduate Students, Art Education, Art Appreciation
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Morales, Marie Paz Escano – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2014
Several researches identified that many students find physics the most difficult science subject. The quest to find ways to make learning physics more meaningful and interesting has lasted for decades. Even with all the new strategies and pedagogies being used, many students still find the subject formidable. This study critically explored the…
Descriptors: Profiles, Physics, Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Tan, Aik-Ling – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
In response to Meyer and Crawford's article on how nature of science and authentic science inquiry strategies can be used to support the learning of science for underrepresented students, I explore the possibly of reconciliation between the cultures of school, science, school science as well as home. Such reconciliation is only possible when…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Beliefs, Values, Science Teachers
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Zappen, James P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2012
Traditional rhetoric attempts to find the available means of persuasion in public assemblies, law courts and ceremonials and is grounded in cultural values and beliefs. Traditional rhetoric supports the development of social communities and posits education as a primary means of maintaining these communities. In contrast, contemporary alternatives…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Values, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory
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Bello, Theodora Olufunke – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study identified the different cultural concepts that secondary school students' believe in and determined the belief and idea of students about the cultural concepts. It also investigated students' source of information about the cultural concepts and determined the influence of these cultural believes on students' academic performance in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Cultural Influences, Beliefs, Values
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Ceyhan, Muge Ayan – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2009
Based on one and a half years of participant observation at Bakis School, this article aims to explore two different sets of educational practices, one which seemingly promotes sameness, obedience and conformity, and the other difference, entrepreneurialism and individualism. By way of discussing the shifting cultural values, beliefs and…
Descriptors: Individualism, Participant Observation, Comparative Education, Educational Practices
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Poulsen, Shruti S. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2009
Immigration is a process fraught with both challenges and opportunities for families. In particular, East Indian families with U.S.-born adolescents experience the challenges of bridging cultures across generational divides; they are perceived by others as confused, identity less, and conflicted or as American-Born, Confused Desis (ABCDs). This…
Descriptors: Beliefs, American Indian Education, Adolescents, Values
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