Funds of knowledge for teaching: Using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms

Funds of knowledge for teaching: Using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms

Discusses a collaborative project between education and anthropology which qualitatively studies the establishment of strategic connections between households and classrooms in Arizona's Mexican communities. Teacher-researchers visit households, assume the role of learners, establish connection...

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Veröffentlicht in:Theory into practice 1992-03, Vol.31 (2), p.132-141
Hauptverfasser: Moll, Luis C., Amanti, Cathy, Neff, Deborah, Gonzalez, Norma
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthropology
Candies
Children
Consciousness Raising
Cultural Awareness
Educational activities
Educational Research
Elementary Secondary Education
Ethnography
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family School Relationship
Home Visits
Homes
Learning
Mexican Americans
Observational research
Parent Teacher Cooperation
Parents
Qualitative Research
Research design
Research Methodology
Research methods
Teacher Researchers
Teacher Role
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
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Zusammenfassung:Discusses a collaborative project between education and anthropology which qualitatively studies the establishment of strategic connections between households and classrooms in Arizona's Mexican communities. Teacher-researchers visit households, assume the role of learners, establish connections with parents, and develop instructional activities based on observations. The paper summarizes studies and findings. (SM)
ISSN:0040-5841
1543-0421
DOI:10.1080/00405849209543534