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Van Blankenstein, B. J. Mental Ability Profiles in Kindergarten Children of Different Ethnic Groups. UBC BA Thesis, Vancouver, 1973. (UBC-Sp. Col.) LS3 B7 1973 A8 V35
A psychological study of mental ability profiles of children from the Chinese, Italian, and Canadian groups. Educational influences expectations, genetics, ethnic influence and mental ability profiles are discussed.
Warden, Kathryn, "Showdown Over Control of Calgary Chinese School." Chinatown News. Vol. 26, no. 11, Feb. 1979.
Discusses the replacement of 15 long-time directors in Calgary* s Chinese Public School and the renting problems of the school site.
Wong, Angelina T. A Study of the Relationship between the Proficiency in English and Cultural Background of Chinese Immigrant Students and their Educational and Social Development. University of Toronto, Toronto, 1977.
A study of Chinese immigrant students at the University of Toronto. She concludes that the university enviroment is "not very conducive to the informal learning of communication and social skills."
Woolacot, A. P. "Canadian born Orientals." Canadian Forum. Nov. 30, 1930, p. 52.
A look at oriental students and their progress at Canadian elementaries, high schools, and universities.
Yiu, Esther. Youth in Need; A Study of the Need for after-school Programs Geared to the Acculturation of Chinese Immigrant Youth from Downtown Toronto. University of Toronto MSW Thesis, 1968.
Finding from questionnaries administered to 100 youths reveals that (1) in education, the language barrier from parents and the lack of supervision and assistance from parents, paired with inadequate housing conditions, were influential factors in determining the level of school performance (2) in recreation, the stress on scholarships influenced the youths' recreational patterns.
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