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Neisser, Ulric, Ed. – 1986
Most of the chapters in this book grew out of the Conference on the Academic Performance of Minority Children held at Cornell University in 1982. Six hypotheses about minority school achievement are presented. After a general introduction by Ulric Neisser, John Ogbu describes the effects of caste and argues that black school children are preparing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cognitive Ability, Cross Cultural Studies