Cultural Differences in Communication.

Hall, William S.; Nagy, William E.

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ERIC Number: EJ253178

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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Cultural Differences in Communication.

Hall, William S.; Nagy, William E.

New York University Education Quarterly, v13 n1 p16-22 Fall 1981

This study of 40 working- and middle-class preschoolers indicates that Black children less frequently use internal state words to express their thoughts, feelings, and desires in the classroom than they do at home, or than White children do both at home and in school. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Youth, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication (Thought Transfer), Family Environment, Language Usage, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Racial Differences, Social Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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