Cultural Diversity Research on Learning and Development: Conceptual, Methodological, and Strategic Considerations
| Autor: | Phillip J. Bowman, Marjorie Faulstich Orellana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Research program
Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education 050109 social psychology Social class Social constructionism Education Educational research Cultural diversity Pedagogy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology Ideology business 0503 education Cultural competence media_common |
| Zdroj: | Educational Researcher. 32:26-32 |
| ISSN: | 1935-102X 0013-189X |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0013189x032005026 |
| Popis: | In this article we identify two major conceptual and methodological limitations to current treatments of cultural diversity in social science research: (a) the tendency to treat race, ethnicity, culture, and social class as fixed and often essentialized categories rather than as multi-faceted, situated, and socially constructed processes; and (b) the tendency to focus on single levels of analysis rather than to look across levels, especially by linking individual and community-based experiences to larger structural, institutional, discursive, and ideological practices. We propose a set of strategic guidelines for mitigating these limitations, and illustrate them with examples from our ongoing research on two projects: (a) a qualitative-centered research program on Latina/o bilingual children’s work as translators, interpreters, or para-phrasers;1 and (b) quantitative-centered research on African-American culture retainers. |
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