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Nemova, Olga A.; Retivina, Veronika V.; Kutepova, Lubov I.; Vinnikova, Irina S.; Kuznetsova, Ekaterina A. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The paper considers the issue of functioning of the mechanism of formation and translation of values of labor in family. Fundamental labor values and main channels of their distribution are revealed based on empiric material. Family influence on motivation of today's Russian youth's labor behavior was determined. An intergenerational comparative…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Values, Sociocultural Patterns
Hosseini, Saeideh – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Iranian women's gendered identities and language learning through the theoretical frameworks of feminist poststructuralism of gender and language, imagined communities, and communities of practice. Additionally, these theoretical constructs were linked to the concepts of agency…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Females, Immigrants, Communities of Practice
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Grimminger, Elke – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2014
Although splitting up a class into teams is a consistent didactical element in physical education (PE), it is under-investigated in terms of how students handle the social dynamics in these situations. Therefore, the present study examines the strategies of exclusion as markers for non-recognition when students are split up into teams/pairs. The…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Team Sports, Competitive Selection
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Theodorou, Eleni; Symeou, Loizos – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2013
This paper examines the experiences of minority students from two different cultural groups, immigrant children of Pontian background and indigenous minority children of Roma descent, in the Greek-Cypriot educational system. Through a joint re-examination of results from two different qualitative studies, this paper delineates similarities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Children, Immigrants, Indigenous Populations
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Taylor, Marjorie; Hulette, Annmarie C.; Dishion, Thomas J. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The creation and cultivation of an imaginary companion is considered to be a healthy form of pretend play in early childhood, but there tends to be a less positive view of older children who have them. To test the extent that having an imaginary companion in middle school is associated with positive or negative outcomes, an ethnically diverse…
Descriptors: Play, Early Adolescents, Coping, At Risk Persons
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Rapoport, Anatoli – Intercultural Education, 2008
International exchange and training programs play a significant role in the development of international cooperation between educators from different nations. More and more teachers and school administrators participate in exchange programs and implement new curricular and instructional practices in their institutions. This paper presents findings…
Descriptors: Social Status, International Programs, Teacher Exchange Programs, International Cooperation
Henry, Franklin J. – 1974
This is a study of discrimination as it was experienced by blacks and Japanese- Canadians living in Hamilton, Ontario. The report was based on 204 interviews conducted during the summer of 1964. In the interviews the respondents discussed their experiences in housing, work, and public accommodations. Respondents were encouraged to elaborate on any…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis