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Active Learning in the Introductory Cultural Anthropology Course
Author(s) -
NANDA SERENA
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.1985.16.4.04x0399i
Subject(s) - ethnography , sociology , educational anthropology , ecological anthropology , anthropology , cultural anthropology , applied anthropology , sociocultural anthropology , anthropology of art , epistemology , philosophy , history , art history , contemporary art , performance art
The author describes three exercises that can be used to encourage active participation in cultural anthropology classes: use of a puzzle to demonstrate focal issues about culture; discussion of a specific piece of fieldwork to demonstrate the relationships among fieldwork, ethics, and cultural relativity; and use of study questions in ethnographic films to allow students actively to discuss issues.