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Hein, Jeremy; Moore, Christopher D. – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2009
The contact hypothesis (Allport 1954) predicts that cross-racial interaction can produce social bonding under certain status, relational, and institutional conditions. We extend this classic theory on ingroups and outgroups using qualitative data on Cambodian and Hmong refugees' recollections of casual conversations about ancestry with black and…
Descriptors: Race, Hmong People, Slavery, Racial Relations
Shade, Barbara J. Robinson, Ed. – 1997
Many students of color are not performing to their maximum potential within the current school setting, and examinations of this problem suggest significant differences between student and teacher perceptions of how one becomes educated. The underlying assumptions of this book are that culture, through the mediation of cognitive style, determines…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Culture
Adams, J. Q. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
The USA is undergoing tremendous cultural changes as we open the first decade of the 21st century. In this paper the author discusses the need to close the performance gap that exists between White, African American, and Latino/a students. To do so, educators must carefully consider several important cultural forces. The author examines the shift…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Postmodernism, Immigrants