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D'Amato, John – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Describes "acting," a process of group resistance to teachers among low-income Hawaiian children that occurs at the beginning of the school year. Relates this process to the children's peer group norms and discusses ways in which classrooms can be adapted to the peer culture of Hawaiian children. (SKC)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Children
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Weisner, Thomas S.; And Others – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Presents the results of observation and interview studies of sibling caretaking and peer assistance in Native Hawaiian contexts, and compares these activities in natal and school activity settings. Classrooms should be accommodated to selected features of natal culture activity settings. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Cultural Context
Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Goodwin, A. Lin, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2005
This research anthology is the third volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and explains the lived experiences of Asian and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cognitive Style, Ethnicity, Race
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Libarios, Ernest; Libarios, Shirley – Educational Perspectives, 1979
Project R.I.S.E. (Resourceful Individuals Seeking Education) seeks to empower minority students and parents, phasing them in as equal members of the school and community. Active participation and discussion of intergroup issues are encouraged. This description is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (SJL)
Descriptors: Community Education, Individual Power, Intergroup Relations, Minority Groups