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Nichols, Joe D.; White, Janet J.; Price, Margret – Multicultural Perspectives, 2006
This study was designed to examine the epistemological beliefs about the nature of knowledge, views of intelligence and motivational perceptions. Two samples were drawn from two large urban high schools in the Southwest portion of the United States with large Hispanic/Latino student populations while a third was drawn from a majority Anglo student…
Descriptors: Intelligence, High School Students, Comparative Analysis, Social Environment
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Schumm, Walter R.; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Compares perceptions of rural and urban Mexican American and Anglo families in 14 states on four aspects of family life satisfaction. Hispanics reported higher satisfaction in most areas, allowing for duration of residence in state, area of residence, education, income and family size. Includes 49 references. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Income
Billiard, Charles; And Others – 1969
The purposes of this study were to determine which dialect features associated with particular classes and ethnic groups are unacceptable by the dominant culture in an urban community (Fort Wayne, Indiana) and to suggest implications of the findings for teaching of English language arts and skills. Phonological and inflectional features in the…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Black Community, Dialect Studies, Disadvantaged