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Stoicovy, Catherine Eileen; Fee, Richard; Fee, Julie – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore the use of retelling as a culturally responsive literacy strategy for Juan, a Pacific Island (Chamorro) special needs student on the island of Guam. Data were collected from the following sources: (1) participant-observation (2) fieldnotes (3) audiotaped recordings of students' oral…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Culturally Relevant Education, Pacific Islanders
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de Souza, Marcela – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2010
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study conducted in fifth and sixth grade classrooms in five public schools in Guadalajara, Mexico, in June of 2009. The goal of the study was to learn about current instructional and institutional practices in a region with high migratory rates to the United States, with the express purpose of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Public Schools
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Cuero, Kimberley K.; Kaylor, Maria – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2010
This case study examines José, a bilingual Latino fifth-grader, and his complex and dynamic engagements in "travesuras" (mischievous behaviors). José's "travesuras" served to disassociate him from being labeled a "schoolboy." This disassociation was evident in how José: (1) renounced "school-like" work and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Grade 5, Labeling (of Persons), Case Studies