The Education of Minority and Peripheral Cultures: Introduction.

Grant, Nigel

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Education of Minority and Peripheral Cultures: Introduction.

Grant, Nigel

Comparative Education, v24 n2 p155-66 1988

Discusses the problems of perspective in dealing with minority cultures, citing many examples from world history. Discusses effects of dominant languages and cultures upon minority ones. Mobility is examined as a feature of peripheral cultures with fragile economies. Implications for multicultural education discussed. 23 notes and references. (TES)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Relations, Ethnocentrism, History, Language Dominance, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Perspective Taking, Social Discrimination, Sociocultural Patterns

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