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Translating Culture: From Ethnographic Information to Educational Program
Author(s) -
Jordan Cathie
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1985.16.2.04x0631g
Subject(s) - educational anthropology , ethnography , sociology , multidisciplinary approach , process (computing) , pedagogy , the arts , work (physics) , educational research , engineering ethics , social science , anthropology , computer science , political science , mechanical engineering , law , engineering , operating system
This article describes how anthropological knowledge has been applied in the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP), a multidisciplinary educational research and development effort to create a successful language arts program for underachieving Native Hawaiian children. Special attention is given to the process of translating anthropological knowledge into effective educational practice. Possible implications of the KEEP work for similar efforts are described.