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Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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Identity in the Jamaican Educational Context-- An Overview.
Richardson, Mary F.
Caribbean Journal of Education, v8 n2 p131-58 Apr 1981
Describes research that measured personal, national, and occupational identity among Jamaican postsecondary students. Observes that the variable of attitudes toward minorities was strongly related to personal and national identity, and suggests encouragement of positive attitudes toward ethnic groups in order to foster acceptance of differences in people and ideas. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Cultural Pluralism, Environmental Influences, Ethnic Relations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Nationalism, Occupational Aspiration, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Public Policy, School Role, Self Concept, Social Attitudes, Socialization, Socioeconomic Influences, Young Adults
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jamaica
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