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ERIC Number: EJ631677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
Racism in Schools and Ethnic Differentials in Educational Achievement: A Brief Comment on a Recent Debate.
Pilkington, Andrew
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v20 n3 p411-417 Sep 1999
Explores the debate in Great Britain, centered on whether schools are racist, on how to account for ethnic differentials in educational achievement. This debate is part of a wider debate on the purposes of educational research. Argues for caution in viewing racial discrimination as the major factor for ethnic differences. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain