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50 Years of ERIC
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Thomas, R. Murray – International Review of Education, 1977
From 1960 onwards the U.S. Government set out to improve the schools in American Samoa. Discusses a series of studies of the islanders' educational needs focusing on ten critical unmet needs. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Problems, Educational Research
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Lin, Huey-Ya; Davidman, Patricia; Petersen, George; Thomas, R. Murray – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1998
Surveys teachers in Taiwan and the United States to judge among 20 moral issues as appropriate subjects of study in grade six of primary school and in freshman year of college. Finds a great diversity of responses within each group. Identifies some differences between the respondents in the two countries. Contains 51 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Thomas, R. Murray – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1994
Attempts to clarify issues of ethnicity in educational discourse. Identifies sources of disagreement about the meaning of "ethnic." Suggests a conception of "ethnic" to reduce definitional confusion in specific research contexts. Perceives ethnicity as significant if ethnic status affects people's treatment in educational settings, if educational…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Definitions, Educational Research, Ethnic Bias