Minority Status and Schooling in Plural Societies.

Ogbu, John U.

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Publication Date: 1983-Jun

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Minority Status and Schooling in Plural Societies.

Ogbu, John U.

Comparative Education Review, v27 n2 p168-90 Jun 1983

Provides a model for conceptually distinguishing among different kinds of minorities. Applies such distinctions to the school experiences of one castelike minority group (Black Americans) and one immigrant minority group (Chinese Americans) to show why the former but not the latter is characterized by persistent disproportionate school failure. (BRR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Blacks, Caste, Chinese Americans, Comparative Education, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities, Equal Education, Higher Education, Immigrants, Minority Groups, Mobility, Models

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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