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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Worrell, Frank C.; Cross, William E., Jr. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2004
This article describes a study that examined the reliability and validity of scores on the Big Five Inventory (BFI; O. P. John, E. M. Donahue, & R. L. Kentle, 1991) in a sample of 336 African American college students. Results from the study indicated moderate reliability and structural validity for BFI scores. Additionally, BFI subscales had few…
Descriptors: Test Validity, African American Students, College Students, Social Desirability
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Vandiver, Beverly J.; Fhagen-Smith, Peony E.; Cokley, Kevin O.; Cross, William E., Jr.; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2001
Describes the theoretical and empirical evolution of the revised Cross nigrescence identity model (W. E. Cross, 1991) in the context of developing a new multidimensional measure, the Cross Racial Identity Scale. The research resulted in an expanded nigrescence model, and preliminary factor analytic strategies support the existence of 6 subscales.…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Models, Racial Identification
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Worrell, Frank C.; Cross, William E., Jr.; Vandiver, Beverly J. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2001
Raises a number of critical questions for scale development and theorizing in the field of Black racial identity. In particular, the authors suggest that research on Black racial identity would benefit from longitudinal studies and the examination of the existence of overarching racial identity constructs. (Contains 35 references, 1 table, and an…
Descriptors: Blacks, Models, Racial Identification, Research Needs