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Contribution of Cross-Racial Friendship to Minority Group Achievement in Desegregated Classrooms

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Lewis, Ralph; St. John, Nancy – Sociometry, 1974

Reports on a study which examined the interconnection and interaction between social popularity and academic achievement of sixth-grade minority-group students in majority-white classrooms. (SF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Students, Children

Race and the Social Structure of the Elementary Classroom

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St. John, Nancy; Lewis, Ralph – Sociology of Education, 1975

Peer relations in 36 interracial sixth-grade classrooms are examined. Methods of analysis include examination of variance, multiple regression, and case studies. Both dependent and independent variables are used, as are variables particular to the interracial situation, such as racial ratios, desegregation history, and busing. The authors conclude…

Descriptors: Achievement, Classroom Desegregation, Educational Research, Elementary Education