The original field research was done by Kilton Stewart before World War II and published in the early 1950's.
Parapsychologist [Charles Tart]? and pedagogue [George Leonard]? later publicized Stewart's account in books and at the Esalen? retreat center in California.
"The Selling of the Senoi" by Ann Faraday and John Wren-Lewis http://www.sawka.com/spiritwatch/selling.htm
Anthropologists who have worked with the Temiar/Senoi? people report that they are familar with the concept of lucid dreaming and that it is not of great importance to them.
"Senoi Bibliography : Articles, Books, Notes and Summary of the Senoi" and ""Kilton Stewart and The Marvelous Senoi Dream Controversy", A summary by Richard Wilkerson.
http://www.angelfire.com/ak/electricdreams/senoi.htm