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ERIC Number: EJ277319
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Needed: The Rational Definition of Ethnicity.
Longstreet, Wilma S.
Contemporary Education, v54 n2 p74-78 Win 1983
Educational researchers must clarify the distinction between the terms "ethnicity" and "ethnic membership." The use of broad terms based on easily observed traits, such as racial characteristics or language, has infiltrated otherwise well-executed studies and undermined their validity. (PP)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Needs, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Group Membership, Group Unity, Individual Differences, Racial Differences, Research Needs, Research Problems, Social Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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