Educational anthropology is primarily concerned with how education is used to transmit culture from one generation to the next.

Franz Boas is considered the founder of educational anthropology due to his extensive research on the relationship between education and culture among Native American tribes.

Boas' research focused on how education is used to transmit culture from one generation to the next, particularly among Native American tribes.

Margaret Mead conducted extensive research on education in Samoa, focusing on the role of education in adolescent socialization and the transmission of cultural values.

Mead's research focused on how education is used to transmit culture from one generation to the next, particularly among adolescents in Samoa.

Bronislaw Malinowski conducted extensive research on education in the Trobriand Islands, focusing on the role of education in maintaining social order and cultural continuity.

Malinowski's research focused on how education is used to maintain social order and cultural continuity in the Trobriand Islands.

Emile Durkheim conducted extensive research on education in the United States, focusing on the role of education in promoting social solidarity and moral development.

Durkheim's research focused on how education is used to promote social solidarity and moral development in the United States.

George Spindler conducted extensive research on education in Mexico, focusing on the relationship between education and cultural change.

Spindler's research focused on how education is related to cultural change in Mexico.

Ruth Benedict conducted extensive research on education in Japan, focusing on the role of education in shaping cultural values and social behavior.

Benedict's research focused on how education is used to shape cultural values and social behavior in Japan.

T.N. Madan conducted extensive research on education in India, focusing on the relationship between education and social change.

Madan's research focused on how education is related to social change in India.