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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies. Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. How were those pots used?

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OPINION: Let’s change our approach to traditionally overlooked students

The Hechinger Report

To start with, colleges must consider factors other than the traditional standardized scores when recruiting underserved students from communities with few economic, health and educational resources. Dominican launched the Center for Cultural Liberation in 2020 to provide students of color with a place to gain a sense of belonging.

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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face. These are all elements associated with deeper learning.

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Your Lasting Legacy

A Principal's Reflections

Culture, in a classroom or school, is built on a strong relational foundation. Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still, many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. Without trust, there are not relationships. And they were.

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OPINION: What’s missing in music education? Cultural and social relevance

The Hechinger Report

I was trained and licensed to be a music teacher in the traditional American way. Almost all of what I just described was traditional. Incredibly traditional. Then I got to a middle school in the same district in a neighborhood with kids who were less economically advantaged. I played in ensembles. I struggled.

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Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology

Anthropology for Beginners

iii] According to anthropologist George Dalton, “Peasants were legal, political, social, and economic inferiors in medieval Europe. These scholarly traditions produced a wealth of theory and data that has been discovered by contemporary anthropology, but they do not constitute the historical back ground of the anthropology of peasantry.

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Urbanisation

Anthropology for Beginners

At one end of the continuum was the "modern" city of Merida, while at the other was a small, "traditional" indigenous village. Thus Merida was a modern city populated with many individuals who participated in national and international affairs, were relatively free to make social and economic decisions, and had modern worldviews.