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Publication Date: 1997
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Some Problems of Identity and Education: A Comparative Examination of Multicultural Education.
Grant, Nigel
Comparative Education, v33 n1 p9-28 Mar 1997
Considers issues concerning the education of minorities, in Europe and elsewhere, by examining the vexed question of the nature of identity. Offers the concept of identity "markers," now most commonly nationality and citizenship, but changeable in times of crisis. Discusses culture switching, intermediate or multiple cultural identities, intergroup power relations, and implications for education. Contains 68 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Unity, Identification (Psychology), Intergroup Relations, Language Minorities, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education
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Language: English
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