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ERIC Number: EJ379309
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Ethnic Differences in Science Choice, Attitudes, and Achievement in Britain.
Kelly, Alison
British Educational Research Journal, v14 n2 p113-26 1988
Compares science choices, attitudes, and achievement of Asian and Black children with those of White children in Great Britain. Concludes that although Black and Asian students scored lower than White students on entry to secondary school, by the fifth year Asian males outperformed White males, and Black students achieved as well as White children from similar backgrounds and schools. (BSR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Research, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Racial Differences, Science Interests, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asians; Great Britain