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Peer reviewedDror, Yuval – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Asserts that the field of moral and values education lacks a comprehensive theory. Focuses on two neglected, but essential, dimensions: (1) community, or widening circles of belonging and group identification; and (2) activity, including formal and informal education in the school as well as youth organizations and nonschool activities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Involvement, Curriculum Design
Download full textOgbu, John U. – 1981
Social scientists have adopted two different views on the influence of the community and home on academic achievement of lower-class and minority students. The first is the deficit perspective, or the failure-of-socialization hypothesis. The second is the difference perspective, or the cultural-discontinuity/failure-of-communication hypothesis.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Caste
