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Bhuyan, Rupaleem; Mell, Molly; Senturia, Kirsten; Sullivan, Marianne; Shiu-Thornton, Sharyne – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Asian populations living in the United States share similar cultural values that influence their experiences with domestic violence. However, it is critical to recognize how differential cultural beliefs in the context of immigration and adjustment to life in the United States affect attitudes, interpretations, and response to domestic violence.…
Descriptors: Females, Immigrants, Action Research, Family Violence
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Abdon, Buenafe R.; Ninomiya, Seishi; Raab, Robert T. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Developing countries face a number of challenges in their efforts to compete successfully in the new global economy. Perhaps the most critical resource needed to achieve these goals is trained human capital. While many developing countries are trying to address this need through traditional means, this may not be the most effective or efficient…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Cambodians, Academic Achievement, Global Approach
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Wong, Eunice C.; Marshall, Grant N.; Schell, Terry L.; Elliott, Marc N.; Hambarsoomians, Katrin; Chun, Chi-Ah; Berthold, S. Megan – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Asian Americans encounter barriers to mental health care, some of which are structural, whereas others may be cultural. Using data from a probability sample (N = 490) drawn from the largest Cambodian refugee community in the United States, the authors assessed the extent to which structural and cultural barriers were experienced. Surprisingly, a…
Descriptors: Probability, Refugees, Mental Health, Asian Americans
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
An illustrated guide to aspects of life in the United States is presented in Khmer for recent arrivals from Cambodia. The guidelines address such topics as resettlement agencies, community relations and national customs, the U.S. government, local and long distance transport, mail and telephone communication systems, employment practices, the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Cambodians, Daily Living Skills
Berney, Tomi D.; Adelman, Deborah – 1990
Project Technological Enrichment and Achievement for Cambodians and Hispanics (TEACH) served limited-English-proficient (LEP) students from several Caribbean and Central American countries and Cambodia at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Bronx, New York). The goals of the program were to help LEP students adjust academically and culturally to life…
Descriptors: Cambodian, Cambodians, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hinton, Devon E.; Otto, Michael W. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2006
Among psychologically distressed Cambodian refugees, somatic complaints are particularly prominent. Cambodians interpret anxiety-related somatic sensations in terms of "Wind" ("khyal"), an ethnophysiology that gives rise to multiple catastrophic interpretations; and they have prominent trauma-memory associations to anxiety-related somatic…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Modification, Schemata (Cognition)
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Wright, Wayne E.; Li, Xiaoshi – Language Policy, 2008
The "No Child Left Behind Act" establishes federal education policy for the United States, with a heavy focus on accountability through high-stakes testing. Provisions specific to English language learners (ELLs) include the mandate for their inclusion in state math tests, even for newcomer students enrolled for less than one year. Most…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Textbooks, Federal Legislation, Language Proficiency
Westerman, William – 1994
This project began when the Philadelphia Folklore Project (PFP) initiated a residency partnership with the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial in traditional Cambodian arts. The PFP anticipated raising issues that might help in the understanding of the cultural dynamics and elements that were likely to shape and effect the residency. The PFP imagined…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cambodians, Ethnography, Multicultural Education
Chhun, Cheap C.; Seth, Kompha – 1981
This supplementary guide, for use with Cambodian-speaking students in Grades K-3 in Chicago public schools, is keyed directly to the standard social studies curriculum guides for those grades. The content focuses largely on Cambodian culture and history in order to enable the student to increase his/her knowledge and understanding of the native…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Cambodians, Cultural Awareness
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
This document provides a State by State overview of the child count and grant awards under the Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Program for fiscal years 1978 and 1980. The Indochina Refugee Children Assistance Program provides Federal financial assistance to States for educational services to Indochinese refugee children aged 5 through 17…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Laotians
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Skilton-Sylvester, Ellen – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2003
Looks at ways U.S. English language policies at the micro and macro levels have influenced the development of Khmer biliteracy for children and adults. Shows the power of teacher policymaking and the role of the legal system in shaping what is possible in multilingual classrooms in the United States. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cambodian, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Multilingualism
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Skilton-Sylvester, Ellen – Adult Education Quarterly, 2002
An ethnographic study of four Cambodian women learning English as a second language showed how their participation was connected to their identities as spouses, mothers, sisters, daughters, and workers. The research extends Norton Peirce's theory by highlighting the role that cultural identity plays in investment in learning. (Contains 31…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cambodians, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
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Chung, Rita Chi-Ying – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2001
Examines the psychosocial adjustment issues encountered by Cambodian refugee women. Presents a discussion on premigration and postmigration challenges as well as a discussion on how premigration trauma experiences impact postmigration adjustment. Discusses implications for multicultural counseling and presents recommendations for mental health…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Emotional Adjustment
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Clayton, Thomas – Journal of Moral Education, 2005
In recent years, Cambodia has transitioned from a communist state to a liberal democracy following market economic practices. Transition in the political economy has, in turn, influenced education and, more specifically, moral education. In this article, I define moral education more broadly than many, as additionally dedicated to the preparation…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Social Change, Political Influences
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Hinton, Devon E.; Pollack, Mark H.; Pich, Vuth; Fama, Jeanne M.; Barlow, David H. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
Consecutive Cambodian refugees (N = 100) attending a psychiatric clinic were assessed for the presence and severity of current orthostatic panic (OP), which is defined as panic triggered by standing up. The patients with current OP (n = 36) had significantly greater psychopathology than patients without current OP. During OP, trauma associations…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Psychopathology, Patients, Severity (of Disability)
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