The Hidden Discriminator [electronic resource] : Sex and Race Bias in Educational Research / Patricia B. Campbell.

This monograph examines educational research and some of the myths surrounding it. The results of educational research strongly influence education. Much research, past and present, is biased. It is necessary to understand that race and sex bias can affect research, to understand how to determine wh...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Campbell, Patricia B.
Corporate Author: Women's Educational Equity Act Program (U.S.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
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650 0 7 |a Guidelines.  |2 ericd. 
650 0 7 |a Mathematics Achievement.  |2 ericd. 
650 0 7 |a Minority Groups.  |2 ericd. 
650 1 7 |a Racial Bias.  |2 ericd. 
650 0 7 |a Racial Relations.  |2 ericd. 
650 0 7 |a Research Design.  |2 ericd. 
650 0 7 |a Research Methodology.  |2 ericd. 
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