Reviews of the Book, "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life"; "An Annotated Bibliography of Reviews of 'The Bell Curve'" (Lyle J. White); "A Statistical Critique of Herrnstein & Murray's 'The Bell Curve'" (Thomas R. Knapp); "A Response to 'The Bell Curve': Conversation with John Goodlad" (Mary R. Sudzina); "Voices in Education" (Marlene Schommer); "What Is 'Heritability' and What Is It Not?" (Lisabeth F. DiLalla, David L. DiLalla); "My Swing...!" (Dennis W. Leitner).

Leitner, Dennis W., Ed.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Reviews of the Book, "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life"; "An Annotated Bibliography of Reviews of 'The Bell Curve'" (Lyle J. White); "A Statistical Critique of Herrnstein & Murray's 'The Bell Curve'" (Thomas R. Knapp); "A Response to 'The Bell Curve': Conversation with John Goodlad" (Mary R. Sudzina); "Voices in Education" (Marlene Schommer); "What Is 'Heritability' and What Is It Not?" (Lisabeth F. DiLalla, David L. DiLalla); "My Swing...!" (Dennis W. Leitner).

Leitner, Dennis W., Ed.

Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v9 n1 p25-40 Win 1996

Collection of reviews of the controversial book "The Bell Curve" includes an annotated bibliography of 36 reviews in professional journals, edited books, and the popular press; a critique of the book's statistical appendixes; comments from John Goodlad, Howard Gardner, and others; discussion of heritability estimates; and summaries of a statistical perspective, a black perspective, and a moral argument. (SV)

Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cognitive Ability, Heredity, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Nature Nurture Controversy, Race, Racial Differences, Social Class, Social Structure, Statistical Analysis

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles

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