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Brace, C. Loring, Ed.; And Others – 1971
Contents of this book include: an introductory preface by C. Loring Brace; "Introduction to Jensenism," C. Loring Brace; "Can we and should we study race differences?" Arthur R. Jensen; "Intelligence in Black and White," Alexander Alland, Jr.; "Whose is the failure?" Vera John; "The influence of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Genetics, Heredity
Richardson, Ken, Ed.; Spears, David, Ed. – 1972
This collection of essays about intelligence stems from the revived nature-nurture controversy about the origins of mental abilities, led notably by Arthur Jensen, whose article in 1969 created a furore in the U.S.A., and more lately by H. J. Eysenck in Britain. In planning this book, an attempt has been made to step back from the debate itself…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Educational Planning
Hilliard, Asa G. – 1973
Cognitive deficits in black and other minority children have been assumed, described, and then explained. In direct and indirect ways, the "evidence," especially in the broad public domain has been mounting to suggest a genetic cause for discovered differences between racial groups on test of aptitude and achievement. It is the purpose of the…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Anastasi, Anne – 1973
Much of our thinking about contemporary social problems reflects tacit presuppositions regarding the operation of heredity and environment in human behavior. These beliefs have important implications for practical decisions. Advances in genetics, psychology, anthropology, and other disciplines have contributed much to a clarification of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Biological Influences, Cognitive Development
Ogbu, John U. – 1974
This paper deals with the issue of black-white differences in cognitive skills. Some authorities attribute these differences to differences in the environments of black and white homes. Others state that the differences are due to differences in genes, i.e., heredity. Scholars holding these two opposing views have become more or less entangled in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Problems, Employment Opportunities
Stone, Chuck – 1971
Psychologists and a few sociologists have provided the academic respectability for the political rationale that the American body politic's civil rights indigestion needs a resurrected, separate but equal diet. Today, it is intellectually respectable to question the genetic equality of whites and blacks, to assert the cognitive incapacities of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Hellmuth, Jerome, Ed. – 1970
This volume of the "Disadvantaged Child" Series presents papers on all aspects of the compensatory education debate, written in large part by many of the educators who played leading roles in this program. Part I provides a comprehensive overall picture of the program. Part II discusses culture-fair testing, "Jensenism" and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests