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Mann, Michael J.; Kristjansson, Alfgeir L.; Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora; Smith, Megan L. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: Although an ecological perspective suggests the importance of multiple levels of intervention, most bullying research has emphasized individual- and school-focused strategies. This study investigated community and family factors that influence school efforts to reduce odds of group bullying behavior and victimization. Methods: We used…
Descriptors: Bullying, Group Behavior, Community Influence, Family Influence
McCollum, Sean; Rene, Cara – Teaching Tolerance, 2011
Thousands of schools have tried the Mix It Up at Lunch Day program since it started 10 years ago in 2001. Teaching Tolerance continues to get glowing reviews from around the country. Teachers and administrators are understandably eager to make their Mix Day better--to reach more students. Here are 10 proven ways to give Mix an extra stir.
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Day Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students
Piezon, Sherry L.; Ferree, William D. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2008
Social loafing research has spanned several decades and fields of study. Research has provided support for both the existence of social loafing and its antecedents within the laboratory, classroom, and work place. Studies regarding the perceptions of social loafing and its effects in the online learning environment, however, are largely…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Environment, Individual Activities, Underachievement

Warrington, M.; Younger, M.; Williams, J. – British Educational Research Journal, 2000
Explores the different attitudes of English girls and boys to General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) work. Provides suggestions to account for the differences, particularly related to peer pressure, image, and social groupings. Finds that boys were ridiculed more for working hard and were under greater pressure to confirm to a cool,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Group Behavior

Diem, Richard A. – Social Education, 1985
Children's (ages 8-12) interactive social responses to computers were examined. Results showed that students had not considered the social implications of using another's data. When infringements of their rights to privacy took place, students demanded penalties. Students showed preference for group problem-solving strategies. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, Educational Research, Group Behavior

Salend, Spencer J.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1992
This study found that use of a dependent group evaluation system effectively decreased the group's inappropriate verbalizations and that the 9 students (ages 11-13) with disabilities had positive reactions to the system. The system involved delivering reinforcement based on an identified student's rating and congruence of the student's rating with…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Patchen, Martin; And Others – 1975
The relative importance of factors such as student characteristics, prior contact with the other race, opportunity for contact in the present situation, and conditions of inter-racial contact are examined in order to determine how they predict the social outcomes of inter-racial contact in high schools. Multiple regression analyses are performed…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Group Behavior
Beder, Hal; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The effects of adult literacy classroom dynamics on the content and structure of instruction, learning processes, and classroom behavior were examined in a study during which 20 adult literacy classes in 8 states were observed and the teachers of those classrooms were interviewed. Key findings were as follows: (1) most classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment