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Locci, Stelvio G.; Carranza, E. Lou – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1990
Examines ethnic attitudes toward Chicanos of 87 students, half Chicanos, attending Mexican-American studies classes in California. Results show favorable attitudes across gender, age, and ethnic lines. Asians most favorable toward Chicanos. Non-Hispanic Whites least favorable. In self-ratings, Chicanos and Anglos overestimated favorable attitudes…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, College Students, Ethnic Bias
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Stones, Christopher R. – Youth and Society, 1988
Comparison of the work ethic of 308 young South Africans of the Eastern Cape with that of an American sample reveals that South African Whites compared favorably at the high school level, but were significantly less motivated at the college level. The converse was true for South African Blacks. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Blacks, College Students
Engstrom, Gerald A. – 1980
Undertaken to better understand Mexican American and Anglo students' perceptions of their school experience, the study sampled 30 classes in a 462-student junior high school with a 50/46% Hispanic/Anglo racial/ethnic composition and 46 classes in a 696-student high school with a 42/53% Hispanic/Anglo composition. Each student in the sampled…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques