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Schwartz, Donald J. – Public Personnel Management, 1978
The major objective of this paper was to demonstrate that it is possible, using a probabilistic approach, to derive a method of evaluating the interaction of adverse effect, criterion differences, and bias and, using a linear model, determining their effect on job relatedness. (Author)
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Models
Jenkins, Stephen P.; Schluter, Christian – 2001
This study analyzed why child poverty rates were so much higher in Great Britain than in Western Germany during the 1990s, focusing on why child poverty exit rates were lower and child poverty entry rates were higher in Great Britain. Researchers used a form of decomposition analysis comparing cross-nationally the prevalence of events that…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cultural Differences, Family Income, Family Status
Price, Larry R.; Oshima, T. C. – 1998
Often, educational and psychological measurement instruments must be translated from one language to another when they are administered to different cultural groups. The translation process often necessarily introduces measurement inequivalence. Therefore, an examination may be said to exhibit differential functioning if the test provides a…
Descriptors: Certification, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Diving
Ting-Toomey, Stella – 1980
A study was undertaken to explore the relationship between ethnic identity and close friendship communication patterns in Chinese-American college students. Specifically, the study investigated intergenerational differences, proximity to Asian or Caucasian groups, frequency of communication, friendship network size, perceived similarity to Asians…
Descriptors: Adults, Chinese Americans, Communication Research, Communication Skills

Yanagida, Evelyn H.; And Others – 1980
Japanese Americans experience acculturative change while retaining some elements of cultural identity. Differences in the patterning of personality needs among Japanese American women over time illustrate the balance of these two elements. Japanese American female undergraduates completed the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) in 1971…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
Bryant, Miles; Son, Jong Ho – 2001
In an attempt to better understand the values that Korean educational administrators associate with leadership, researchers surveyed a random sample of 292 subjects in South Korea in the spring of 2000. Using several well-tested instruments, the researchers were able to report findings of relevance to scholars interested in cultural influences on…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Lai, Morris K.; Shimabukuro, Sandra – 1981
Data on the nutritional quality of Hawaiian children's diet, arranged by age and ethnic group, are presented in this paper. The data are drawn from a random sampling of the diets of 890 students. Tables show mean nutritional intake and the percent of calories from protein, carbohydrate and fat for elementary, junior high and senior high school…
Descriptors: Blacks, Chinese Americans, Cultural Differences, Eating Habits