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Marjoribanks, Kevin – Educational Studies, 1981
A sample of 460 17-year old students from six high schools in the south of England was analyzed to determine differences in associations between political party preference, social status, and socio-political attitudes. Findings indicated that there was a significant association between subjects' sex and political party preference and a negligible…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Political Attitudes, Secondary Education

Marjoribanks, Kevin; Jordan, Deirdre F. – Educational Studies, 1985
Study results showed that (1) aboriginal and anglo-Australian adolescents have relatively positive autostereotypes (an autostereotype refers to the attributes that individuals assign to their own group), (2) aboriginal-Australian adolescents express quite favorable heterostereotypes toward anglo-Australians, and (3) anglo-Australian adolescents…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Countries

Marjoribanks, Kevin – Educational Studies, 1980
An analysis of associations among children's intelligence, personality, perceptions of school environment, attitudes toward school, and self-concept is reported. The study used Bloom's theory of school learning which examines relationships among student characteristics, quality of instruction, and children's learning outcomes. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Secondary Education