Understanding Cultural Differences and School Learning.

Ogbu, John U.

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ERIC Number: EJ459940

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Understanding Cultural Differences and School Learning.

Ogbu, John U.

Education Libraries, v16 n3 p7-11 Fall-Win 1992

Identifies different types of minorities (i.e., autonomous, immigrant or voluntary, and nonimmigrant or involuntary) and suggests that immigrant minorities are more successful in school and society than involuntary minorities because they view cultural and language differences as barriers to overcome, whereas involuntary minorities develop new, distinct cultural features. (14 references) (EA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Immigrants, Minority Groups, Racial Relations, Social Integration, Student Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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