Scholastic achievement amongst ethnic or cultural minority groups is gene rally recognised to be poor, and programmes initiated to remedy the problem have had disappointing results. This article, however, describes a new approach taken with Hawaiian children by creating a 'third culture' to en hance attainment through the integration of aspects and values of the in digenous culture of the children and the assumed culture of the educational system.
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