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ERIC Number: EJ251334
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jun
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Origins of Human Competence: A Cultural-Ecological Perspective.
Ogbu, John U.
Child Development, v52 n2 p413-29 Jun 1981
Argues that child socialization is directed toward the development of instrumental competencies related to imperatives that vary across cultures. Criticizes the use of White middle-class standards in developmental research and proposes a cultural ecological model which studies competence in the context of the cultural imperatives of a given population. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Competence, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Environmental Influences, Ethnocentrism, Failure, Minority Groups, Models, Research Problems, Socialization, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Ecology; Hidden Curriculum