NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Veenstra, René; Lodder, Gerine M. A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
This article focuses on the link between social norms and behavioral development as presented in research on norms regarding bullying and aggression. The aim is to present a conceptual framework for how classroom norms may explain children's decisions to defend others or refrain from defending. Norms emerge from group consensus about what is…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Student Behavior, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Stright, Anne L.; French, Doran C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Investigates the decision-reaching behavior of 120 children aged 7, 9, and 11 years in mixed-age groups. Children of nine years in groups with younger peers exhibited more organization statements, solicitations of preference, group choice suggestions, and reading, and less following, than did nine-year-olds grouped with older peers. (RJC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1981
The social interaction and social organization patterns of 408 Israeli kindergarten children and first graders engaged in outdoor free play were observed for 40 minutes each day for three continuous weeks. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Horn, Stacey S. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2006
This study investigated how social group status and group bias are related to adolescents' reasoning about social acceptance. Ninth and eleventh-grade students (N = 379) were asked to make judgments about the inclusion of individuals in school activities based on their peer crowd membership. The results of the study revealed that both…
Descriptors: School Activities, Reference Groups, Social Status, Adolescents