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Meeting in School: Cultural Diversity Approaches of Teachers and Intergroup Contact among Ethnic Minority and Majority Adolescents
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Karatas, Savas; Eckstein, Katharina; Noack, Peter; Rubini, Monica; Crocetti, Elisabetta – Child Development, 2023
This study investigated the associations between cultural diversity approaches endorsed by teachers and adolescents' positive and negative intergroup contact in schools. Participants were 984 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14.66; 62.7% female; 24.8% ethnic minority) involved in a three-wave longitudinal study between 2019 and 2020. Results…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Influences
Children in Ethnically Diverse Classrooms and Those with Cross-Ethnic Friendships Excel at Understanding Others' Minds
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Rory T. Devine; Imogen Grumley Traynor; Luca Ronchi; Serena Lecce – Child Development, 2024
This study examined the link between classroom ethnic diversity, cross-ethnic friendships, and children's theory of mind. In total, 730 children in the United Kingdom (54.7% girls, 51.5% White) aged 8 to 13 years completed measures of theory of mind in 2019/2020. Controlling for verbal ability, executive function, peer social preference, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Ethnic Groups, Theory of Mind, Student Diversity
The Role of Mediators in the Development of Longitudinal Mathematics Achievement Associations
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Watts, Tyler W.; Duncan, Greg J.; Chen, Meichu; Claessens, Amy; Davis-Kean, Pamela E.; Duckworth, Kathryn; Engel, Mimi; Siegler, Robert; Susperreguy, Maria I. – Child Development, 2015
Despite research demonstrating a strong association between early and later mathematics achievement, few studies have investigated mediators of this association. Using longitudinal data (n = 1,362), this study tested the extent to which mathematics self-concepts, school placement, executive functioning, and proficiency in fractions and division…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Self Concept, Mathematics Skills
Individual Differences in Preferences for Matched-Ethnic Mentors among High-Achieving Ethnically Diverse Adolescents in STEM
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Syed, Moin; Goza, Barbara K.; Chemers, Martin M.; Zurbriggen, Eileen L. – Child Development, 2012
This short-term longitudinal study examined (a) adolescents' contact with mentors who share their background in relation to the importance they place on having such mentors, and (b) the associations of these perceptions with self-efficacy, identity, and commitment to a science career. Participants were 265 ethnically diverse adolescents (M age =…
Descriptors: Science Careers, Mentors, Self Efficacy, Adolescents