Finding Aid for the Frederick O. Gearing Center for the
Study of Cultural Transmission and Project in Ethnography in Education Records,
1971-1980
22/9/1053
University Archives
State University of New York at
Buffalo
2006
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Collection Overview
| Collection Title: |
Frederick O. Gearing Center for the
Study of Cultural Transmission and Project in Ethnography in Education Records,
1971-1980
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| Collection Number: |
22/9/1053 |
| Creator: |
Gearing, Fred O., 1922- |
| Extent: |
18 manuscript boxes, 7.51 linear feet
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| Repository: |
University Archives, State University of New York at
Buffalo
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| Abstract: |
Collection of materials from Frederick Osmond Gearing, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology. Includes publications relating to the Project in Ethnography and Education and the Center for the Study of Cultural Transmission, as well as extensive correspondence files, research materials, and notes.
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Processing Information
Encoded by: Karen Morse,
March 2006
Processed by: Mark McGuire,
March 2006
Terms of Access and Use
The bulk of the Frederick O. Gearing Records is open for research.
Copyright
Copyright is held by the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or
the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission
of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing
quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in
accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Dr. Frederick O. Gearing of the Department of Anthropology
on May 3, 1994 (accession number 94-013).
Biographical Note
Frederick O. Gearing, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the
University at Buffalo, was born in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1922. He
attended Oklahoma City University, the University of Georgia and after World
War II attended the University of Chicago where he received a bachelor's degree
with Special Honors in the Social Sciences. He remained at Chicago and earned a
Master's Degree in Anthropology in 1950 and in 1957 was awarded the Ph.D. in
Anthropology also from the University of Chicago. Gearing has taught at Buffalo
since 1969 and previous to that held appointments at the University of Chicago,
University of Washington, and the University of California-Riverside.
From 1968 to 1969, Gearing was Director of the American
Anthropological Association's Program in Anthropology and Education. He has
held other selected appointments on the Council of Anthropology and Education,
was a member of the Leadership Training Institute in Early Childhood, and is a
past President of the Southwestern Anthropological Society. From 1970 to 1975,
he was Director of the Project in Ethnography in Education in SUNY Buffalo's
Department of Anthropology. He was Chairman of that Department from 1975 to
1979. Gearing was also the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships from
the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, the
United States Office of Education, and the Center for the Study of Man at the
Smithsonian Institution.
Gearing has conducted extensive research on the ethnography of
education and cultural transmission. Dr. Gearing's other areas of research
interest include "action research" and the Fox Indian Community in Iowa and
rural villages of Greece's Exo Mani region. In 1994 Gearing was honored with
the George and Louise Spindler Award from the American Anthropological
Association. His published works include
Priests and Warriors (1962),
The Face of the Fox (1970), and
Toward a Cultural Theory of Education,
co-edited with Lucinda Sangree (1979). In 2002, Gearing and Mariekaty Georgota
co-authored
From the Edge of Greek Space: ExoMani.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Frederick Gearing contain materials relevant to the
Project in Ethnography in Education (1970-1975) and the Center for the Study of
Cultural Transmission. The papers document Gearing's extensive research, as
well as that of his colleagues and students, on the anthropology of education.
The records include correspondence, drafts, grants, and proposals.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into four series: 'Administrative Papers,'
'Correspondence,' 'Project in Ethnography in Education,' and 'Related Research
and Publications.' Within these series the records are subdivided into
subseries and then arranged chronologically.
Container List
SERIES I. Administrative
Papers
Scope and Content Note: Series I is arranged in three subseries:
'Proposals,' 'Grants,' and 'Personnel.'
Subseries A.
Proposals
| 1.1 |
Center Status Reports for
1978-1979; includes
status reports for fiscal year 1978-1979
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| 1.2 |
Early Proposals,
1969; includes proposals for
Institute for Applied Anthropology (IAA) and the Center for the Study of
Culture in Schools.
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| 1.3 |
Early Proposals,
Oct. 1972-Mar. 1974;
includes letters, memoranda, and early project proposals and discussions
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| 1.4 |
Center Proposals,
Feb. 1969-Apr. 1974; includes
correspondence about creation of program and research center
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| 1.5 |
General funding,
1972-1974; includes
proposals and correspondence detailing administration and
negotiations
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| 1.6 |
Prospectus: Center for Cultural Studies of Education,
Apr. 1974
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| 1.7-1.8 |
Proposal: Educational Change |
| 2.1 |
Proposal for Program Redesign,
1973
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| 2.2 |
Various Proposed Projects; includes project proposals
for Training Referees in the National Basketball Association, Cognitive
Mappings of High School Students, Analysis of Role Re-Transaction, Analysis of
Cultural Transmission Systems, "Work" and "Play"
|
| 2.3-2.5 |
National Science Foundation,
1973; includes information
on National Science Foundation Training Program
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| 2.6 |
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
1973
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| 2.7 |
Research Applied to National Needs,
1973-1974
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| 2.8-3.1 |
National Institute of Education,
1973
[2 folders]
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| 3.2 |
National Institute of Education, Ethnography of a
Public University,
1973
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| 3.3 |
Draft for National Institute of Education,
1974
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| 3.4 |
National Institute of Education: Austin Swanson
Proposal,
1974
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| 3.5 |
National Institute of Education: Learning Center,
1981
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Subseries B.
Grants
| 3.6 |
Media Lab Grant,
1970
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| 3.7-3.8 |
Grant 50-1408G,
July 1972
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| 3.9 |
Grant 50-1408G - Annual Report,
1972-1973
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| 18.7 |
Grant 50-1408G - Account Expenditure Reports,
1972-1974
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Subseries C.
Personnel
| 4.1-4.2 |
Applicants for Faculty position in
Anthropology/Education studies,
1975
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Candidates for Microanalyst position at the Center,
1975
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| 4.3 |
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- Peter Elgin; includes correspondence, vitae, and
one paper
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| 4.4-4.7 |
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- Charles Goodwin and Marjorie Goodwin; includes
correspondence, 3 papers, and first draft of C. Goodwin's dissertation (Spring
1975)
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| 4.8 |
|
- Richard Lodish; includes correspondence, vitae,
and one paper
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| 5.1 |
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- Anita Pomerantz; includes correspondence, vitae,
and a working draft of her dissertation
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| 5.2 |
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- Jeffrey Shultz; includes correspondence, vitae,
and four papers
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| 5.3 |
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- Future considerations |
SERIES II.
Correspondence
Scope and Content Note: The correspondence series is divided into
three subseries. Correspondence relating specifically to the Center or Project
follows early correspondence.
Subseries A: Early
Correspondence
| 5.4-5.6 |
Pre-Buffalo Correspondence,
1967-1969
[Gearing at University of California-Riverside]
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| 6.1 |
1969-1970
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Subseries B. Center for the Study of
Cultural Transmission
| 6.2 |
1973-1978; includes
letters, notes, proposals
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| 6.3 |
Memorandum to Albert Somit,
April 1974
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| 6.4 |
Directorship - Madeleine Mathiot,
1973-1976; also
includes notes, memorandum regarding the appointment of faculty in the Center,
particularly the Director/Co-Director, Madeleine Mathiot
|
| 6.5 |
Department Reflections,
1979-1981
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| 6.6 |
Correspondence on Anthropology and Education,
1980
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Subseries C. Project in Ethnography
in Education
| 6.7 |
1971-1972
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| 6.8 |
1972-1973
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SERIES III. Project in Ethnography in
Education Papers
Arrangement: This series is arranged in rough
chronological order.
| 6.9 |
Observation Charts |
| 6.10 |
Audio Tape Transcripts |
| 7.1 |
Planning Projects in Anthropology and Education,
1970
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| 7.2 |
Staff Meetings and Notes,
1971
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| 7.3 |
Staff Meetings Memorandum,
1972-1973
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| 7.4 |
Project Budget Report for
1971-1973
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| 7.5 |
Paper: "System of Ethnographic Comparison",
1972
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| 7.6 |
Project Drafts,
1972
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| 7.7 |
Related Dissertation Papers,
1972-1973
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| 7.8 |
Indonesia Project,
1972-1973; includes
Drafts of "Project to Develop Self-Observation Procedures for Use by
Instructors of Medical Personnel in Indonesia" as well as notes and
correspondence regarding the project.
|
| 8.1 |
Related Drafts and Memo,
1972-1973
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| 8.2 |
Research Project for Training for Bi-Cultural Education,
1973
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| 8.3 |
Drafts - Training in Observation,
1973
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| 8.4 |
Role Playing Game,
1973
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| 8.5 |
1973 Project Continuation
Request
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| 8.6 |
Observation Reports,
1972-1974
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| 8.7 |
Drug Abuse Research,
1973-1974
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| 8.8 |
Evaluation Plans,
1973-1974
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| 8.9 |
A Training Program in Improving Observational Skills,
1974
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| 8.10 |
Project Description and Outline,
1974
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| 8.11 |
Aging and Observation Study,
1972-1979
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| 8.12 |
Final Report,
Nov. 1975
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| 18.6 |
Instruction Worksheets |
SERIES IV. Research and
Publications
Scope and Content Note: Series IV is divided into eight subseries:
'Gearing', 'B. Allan Tindall', 'Related Works', 'Leadership Training
Institute', 'Local Conferences', 'A General Cultural Theory of
Education', 'On Observing Well', and 'Ninth International
Congress of Anthropological and Ethnographic Sciences'.
Subseries A. Gearing
| 9.1 |
Toward a Mankind Curriculum - Outline and Original,
1969
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| 9.2 |
Review of
Culture and Personality by
Victor Barnouw,
1973
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Subseries B. B. Allan
Tindall
| 9.4 |
Correspondence,
1972-1974
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| 9.5 |
Hidden Curriculum - Draft and Original,
1972-1974; includes
papers on Hidden Curriculum in Sport, and Organizing Physical Education
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Subseries C. Related
Works
Arrangement: This subseries is arranged alphabetically
by author.
| 9.6 |
A; includes works by Jeanne Altman and Stuart A.
Altman
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| 9.7 |
B; includes works by Frederick Barth, Keith Bassa,
Gregory Bateson, and Ray Birdswhitstell, Edward Brunner, and Jacquetta
Hill-Burnett
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| 9.8 |
C; includes works by Thomas Carroll and William
Condon
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| 9.9 |
D; includes works by Alton J. DeLong, Eleanor
Dougherty, Otis Dudley Duncan, and Starkey Duncan Jr.
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| 9.10 |
E; includes works by Paul Epstein and Gerald
Erchak
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| 9.11-9.12 |
F; includes works by James Fernandez, Charles Frake,
and Frederick Frank
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| 10.1 |
G; includes works by Paul Garvin and Marjorie
Gearing
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| 10.2 |
H; includes works by Robert Hackenberg, Edward Hall,
Judith Lynne Hanna, Michael Herzfeld, Jerry Hirsch
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| 10.3 |
I; includes works by Hope Isaacs |
| 10.4 |
J; includes works by K. Johnson |
| 10.5-11.1 |
K; includes works by Fred Katz and Pearl Katz, Thomas
Kelly, Adam Kendon, William Kephart, and Thomas Kochman
[5 folders]
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| 11.2 |
L; includes works by E. Lasla, Harold Levine, Kenneth
Little, and Elaine M. Litton-Hawes
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| 11.3-11.5 |
M; includes works by Madeleine Mathiot, McDermott,
McQuown, Stephen Miller, and Glen Muschio
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| 11.6 |
N; includes work by Raoul Naroll |
| 11.7 |
O; includes works by Martin Orans |
| 12.1 |
P; includes works by Robert Paine, Gretel H. Pelto and
Pertti J. Pelto, Pitt-Rivers, and Michael Polanyi
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| 12.2 |
R; includes works by Jurgen Ruesch |
| 12.3 |
S; includes works by Harvey Sarles, Jim Schenkein,
Stuart Sigmna, Allen Smith, and Charles Stevenson
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| 12.4 |
W; includes works by W. Lloyd Warner, Michael Watson,
Robert Weller, Kathleen Wilcox, J.D. Williams, H. Martin Wobst, and Wolfgang
Wolck
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Subseries D. Leadership Training
Institute (LTI)
| 12.5 |
Tri-State Project Evaluation Report,
1972-1973; Early
Childhood Teacher Training Project.
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| 12.6 |
Walter Hodges- Papers on Early Education,
1970; includes 3 papers:
"The Rationale for Early Intervention", "Implications of Design and Model
Selection", and "Teacher Learning Schema".
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| 12.7 |
Manual of Consultant Services - Draft,
1971
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| 12.8 |
Handbook: Protocol Materials for Teacher Education,
1973
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| 12.9 |
Development Site Visit Manuals,
1971
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| 12.1-13.1 |
Project Development Visit Reports,
1971
[2 folders]
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| 13.2 |
Early Childhood Program - Draft,
1969
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| 13.3 |
Related Papers,
1971
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| 13.4 |
Arkansas Early Childhood Program,
1966-1971;
Correspondence, Progress reports, Prospectus, Agenda.
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| 13.5 |
Proposal Summaries of Participating Universities,
1971
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Subseries E. Local
Conferences
| 13.6 |
University Council on Educational Administration
Regional Conference,
Apr. 11-13, 1973; UCEA Northeast
Regional Conference/Educational Administration Conference at SUNY Buffalo;
conference transcript.
|
| 13.7 |
University-Wide Student Conference Proceedings -
Communicative Behavior: Approaches and Research,
March 1980; 2 conference
booklets (conference supported by the Center for the Study of Cultural
Transmission).
|
Subseries F.
A General Cultural Theory of
Education
[edited by Frederick Gearing and Lucinda Sangree, c1979.
Published by Mouton]
| 14.1 |
General,
1971-1973;
Speculations, debates, and notes.
|
| 14.2 |
Working Papers 1-2, 4-7,
1972-1974
|
| 14.3 |
Working Paper 6 |
| 14.4 |
Reactions to Working Paper 6 |
| 14.5 |
Working Paper 7 |
| 14.6 |
Drafts and Originals at various stages,
1973
|
| 14.7 |
References |
| 14.8-15.1 |
Uncorrected manuscript of Part III
[2 folders]
|
| 15.2 |
Mouton Press editing file, 1973-1974; includes
correspondence
|
| 15.3-15.4 |
Final version: Toward a Cultural Theory of Education
and Schooling edited by F. Gearing and Lucinda Sangree, c. 1979; "an outgrowth
of International Conference on Education, in Oshkosh, 1973, under the auspices
of the IXCAES"
|
| 15.5 |
Related Papers, American Anthropological Association
Meeting in New Orleans,
1973
|
| 15.6-16.1 |
Related Papers by Project Staff,
1972-1973; includes
papers by Walter Precourt, Wayne Hughes, Hurlich, Lichter, Topfer, Allan
Tindall, A. Smith, Thomas Carroll, Precourt, Gearing and Tindall, Smith, Hughes
[These papers prepared for the Project in Ethnography in
Education].
[2 folders]
|
| 16.2 |
Related Papers,
Feb. 1974; includes CAE
(Center for Anthropology and Education) Symposium, Hidden Curriculum Paper, and
Annual Review Article.
|
Subseries G.
On Observing Well: Self-Instruction in
Ethnographic Observation for Teachers, Principals, and Supervisors
[published by the Center for Studies of Cultural Transmission,
1975.]
| 16.3 |
General,
1971-1973;
Speculations, debates, and notes.
|
| 16.4 |
Doing Ethnography Drafts,
Oct.-Dec. 1972;
includes speculations and notes.
["Doing Ethnography" refers to Chapters 3-5 of On Observing
Well.]
|
| 16.5-17.1 |
Drafts and Originals, 1971-1972; includes
Self-Ethnography (Phase I & II) and Developing Observational
Skills.
[3 folders]
|
| 17.2 |
Observation Training Sessions, 1971 |
| 17.3 |
Fredonia Training Session, 1972-1973 |
| 17.6 |
Related Observation Papers,
1971-1972
|
| 17.8 |
Related Observation Papers,
1975; includes
correspondence, notes.
|
| 17.5 |
Related Observation Papers - Thomas G.
Carroll
|
| 17.4 |
Related Observation Papers - Walter
Precourt
|
| 17.7 |
Related Papers, Monitoring,
1974
|
| 17.9 |
Paper:
The Ethnographic Process,
June 1975
|
| 18.1 |
Final Version:
On Observing Well: Self-Instruction in
Ethnographic Observation for Teachers, Principals, and Supervisors,
1975; On Observing Well is a
final report from the Project in Ethnography in Education. Included in the
folder is Addendum E.
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Subseries H. Ninth International Congress of
Anthropological and Ethnographic Sciences (IX ICAES)
| 18.2 |
Addendum H-Oshkosh, Apr. 1974; concerning Pre-Congress
Conference at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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| 18.3 |
Conference Papers, 1973; includes reports,
correspondence, and papers relating to IX ICAES in Chicago 1973 and the
Pre-Congress Conference in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1973.
|
| 18.4-18.5 |
1973 Congress Program; includes Plan of the Congress
and Resumes of Contributors
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Search Terms
Authors
Gearing, Fred O.,
1922-
Kendon, Adam
Mathiot, Madeleine
Naroll, Raoul
Sangree, Lucinda
Tindall, B. Allan
Center for the Study of Cultural Transmission
Subject Terms
Education
Educational anthropology
Ethnology
Instructional systems -- Evaluation
Learning, Psychology of
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