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Peer reviewedSchwartz, Joel – Public Interest, 2003
Reviews Ogbu's "Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement," which explores low black academic performance in a racially integrated, upper-middle-class suburb and suggests that researchers should focus on community factors, such as how minorities interpret and respond to schooling, asserting that the…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Students, Community Influence, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHolm, Tom; Willard, William – WICAZO SA Review, 1995
Reviews "Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls," by Tom Holt, which examines American Indian involvement in war and the life experiences of Indian Vietnam veterans. An excerpt draws on the Readjustment Counseling Service's survey of Indian veterans to discuss childhood experiences, cultural traditions, and community and family influences that motivated…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Attitudes, Community Influence
