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ERIC Number: EJ200822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Ethnicity, Social Class, and Perception of Hyperactivity.
Langsdorf, Richard; And Others
Psychology in the Schools, v16 n2 p293-98 Apr 1979
In sample schools with non-White majorities, teachers rated Black children as significantly more often hyperactive and Mexican-American children as significantly less often hyperactive than would be expected, based on their representation in the general student body. These findings are interpreted from a sociological perspective. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Elementary Education, Ethnicity, Hyperactivity, Mexican Americans, Social Class, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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