Ethnic Pluralism--A Misguided Approach to Schooling.

Lindsey, Alfred J.

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ERIC Number: EJ269171

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Publication Date: 1982

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Ethnic Pluralism--A Misguided Approach to Schooling.

Lindsey, Alfred J.

Scholar and Educator, v6 p42-46 Spr 1982

The importance of teaching consensus values to minority group children is stressed. Public educators are urged to spend instructional time in preparing youth to share in American society and culture and in teaching mastery of the skills necessary for success, rather than to concentrate on developing cultural pluralism. (PP)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Middle Class Culture, Minority Group Children, Public Education, School Role, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Student Needs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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