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ERIC Number: EJ518557
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Individualization and Diversity: Antecedents to Institutional Effectiveness.
Burley, Hansel
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v20 n1 p75-85 Jan-Feb 1996
Argues that if educational institutions wish to achieve the goal of cultural diversity, they must go beyond curricula that transmit culture (that is, the core curriculum) or transform culture (that is, multiculturalism) and embrace a curriculum that enhances individual differences. Maintains that institutions should affirm students' individual identities and maintain high expectations for all students. (16 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Strategies, High Risk Students, Postsecondary Education, Student College Relationship, Student Needs, Teacher Expectations of Students
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Ogbu (John)
Note: Theme issue: Multiculturalism in Community Colleges.