Educational Psychology / Unit 9 EDP 0817 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ogbu's Theory, Contested
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The idea
Ogbu's claim that involuntary-minority students reject school success has been challenged by later researchers, including Tyson, Darity and Castellino, and remains contested rather than established.
In practice
Assuming one student rejects achievement because of group membership misapplies a contested theory.
Where people slip
Attribute the theory to Ogbu, note its critics, and never apply it to predict one student's behavior.
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