Assimilationist educational approaches
A. seek to preserve and celebrate the distinctive cultural heritage of students.
B. seek to obliterate cultural differences among minority students.
C. regard cultural differences as valuable contributions to the wider culture.
D. regard cultural differences as valuable contributions to the wider culture and seek to preserve and celebrate the distinctive cultural heritage of students.
B. seek to obliterate cultural differences among minority students.
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