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Peer reviewedFejgin, Naomi – Sociology of Education, 1995
Examines factors that contribute to the academic excellence of Jewish and Asian students. Finds that traditional socioeconomic measures explain some of the advantage of Jewish and Asian students over other ethnic groups but that parent and student attitudes toward education is also an important factor. (ACM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Differences
Benjamin, Michael – 1996
This book examines cultural diversity issues for U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions. Profiles of five ethnic minority groups (African American Blacks, Caribbean Canadian Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Jews) were constructed, and then used to reconstruct diversity policies and programming. The profiles were based on six core…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Blacks
