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Peer reviewedHodne, Barbara D. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Offers reasons and suggestions for involving Asian immigrant college students in classroom talk (by initiating informal conversations, involving more students in discussions, and structuring small-group communication). Cautions against pressuring them to adopt American speech habits that may threaten their Asian-language identities. Includes…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students
Peer reviewedOgbu, John U. – Urban Review, 1995
Discusses how culture affects minority school adjustment and academic performance and its influence on social mobility. The author proposes the use of a cultural frame of reference as a new level for analysis of the cultural problems that confront minority students at school. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
