Journal of Contemporary Ethnography articles from April 1998

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography archives from April 1998

Social class and parental attitudes toward education: resistance and conformity to schooling in the family.(Ethnographies of Education)
April 1, 1998... The impact parents have on their children's educational aspirations and occupational success has long occupied center stage in the sociological literature. This body of research, consisting mostly of large-scale surveys, suggests that parents'...

The moral construction of student rights: discourse and judgment among Mexican secondary school students.(Ethnographies of Education)
April 1, 1998... It is still early in the school year, and the principal has convened a meeting of those students who won in the recent elections for student government (Sociedad de Alumnos). We are crowded into his small office, forming a tightly packed...

Ways of learning: an ethnographic study of the work and situated learning of a group of refrigeration service technicians.(Ethnographies of Education)
April 1, 1998... ALTHOUGH MUCH OF OUR LEARNING as children and adults occurs in nonschool settings in everyday situations, the majority of studies of learning, with some very notable exceptions, have been located and carried out in either formal school settings...

"A rose by any other name": Latino and Anglo teachers constructing Chicago school reform. (Chicago, Illinois)(Ethnographies of Education)
April 1, 1998... This article focuses on the ways in which teachers in one predominantly Latino high school viewed Chicago school reform. The article focuses specifically on the ethnic conflicts that emerged within the context of the reform as it was...