Classrooms as Cultures: Understanding the Constructed Nature of Life in Classrooms

Carol N. Dixon; Carolyn R. Frank; Judith L. Green

doi:10.58680/ee19992107

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Classrooms as Cultures: Understanding the Constructed Nature of Life in Classrooms
Author(s): Carol N. Dixon¹, Carolyn R. Frank² and Judith L. Green³
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¹ Senior lecturer, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara; codirector, South Coast Writing Project; co-founder, Santa Barbara Classroom Discourse Group ² Assistant professor, Charter School of Education, California State University, Los Angeles ³ Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara; co-founder, Santa Barbara Classroom Discourse Group
Source: , Volume 7, Issue 3, Jan 1999, p. 4 - 5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/ee19992107
- Published online: 01 Jan 1999

Abstract

Introduces the topic of this journal issue: ethnography as a resource for understanding classrooms as cultures. Presents excerpts from student essays to show the knowledge students have about life in classrooms and about classroom cultures. Offers a list of premises and questions to help make visible the often invisible patterns of life in classrooms.

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Classrooms as Cultures: Understanding the Constructed Nature of Life in Classrooms

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