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Simmons, Cyril; Simmons, Christine – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Reports on surveys comparing personal and moral values of 89 Saudi Arabian and 96 British adolescents. Finds that Islam has a profound impact on the values of the Saudi students, whereas religious views have only a limited effect on the British students. Also finds that the British students place a higher value on friends and family. (ACM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Ethics, Family (Sociological Unit)

Siraj-Blatchford, Iram – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Critiques a research study on ethnic and gender differences in a British secondary school physical education program. Discusses problems of small-scale research on race and gender. Concludes that Muslim values appear sexist and oppressive and that school-community cooperation can improve educational opportunities for all children. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Dress Codes

Carroll, Bob; Hollinshead, Graeme – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports on a study of Muslim children in physical education classes in a British secondary school. Finds areas of cultural conflict, such as physical education uniforms and regulations about showering after class. Calls for better preservice and inservice teacher education in a wider educational and societal context. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Culture Conflict, Dress Codes