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ERIC Number: EJ582530
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-3997
The Relationship between Culture and Cognitive Style: A Review of the Evidence and Some Reflections for the Classroom.
Timm, Joan Thrower
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v12 n2 p36-44 Spr 1999
Summarizes factors in cultural experience that affect approaches to learning and problem solving. Reviews evidence of the past 30 years on cognitive style differences in U.S. culturally diverse groups: Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Native Americans. Discusses mediating effects of gender and social class within cultural groups, and implications for classroom practice. Contains 79 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Hmong People, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Literature Reviews, Mexican Americans, Sex Differences, Social Class
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Native Americans