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Inkeri Rissanen; Elina Kuusisto; Essi Aarnio-Linnanvuori; Rosamund Portus; Sara-Jayne Williams; Sophie Laggan; Kathy Reilly; Mari-Pauliina Vainikainen – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2024
Decades of research has demonstrated the power of growth mindsets (i.e. belief in the malleability of the qualities of humans) to shape people's ways of making sense of their socio-cultural reality and influence their ways of thinking about and acting towards change. Yet, research which connects mindsets with climate action or sustainability…
Descriptors: Correlation, Climate, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
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Ost, David H.; Ost, Linda J. – Journal of Staff Development, 1988
What teachers believe and how they behave is a result of socialization in the culture of teaching. If long-term school reform is a goal of staff development, then strategies and mechanisms must be developed which focus on changing the culture of teaching. (JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, Cultural Context, Educational Change
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Sutton-Smith, Brian – Early Education and Development, 1992
Notes the omission of a historical perspective in the research papers in this special issue on prosocial and aggressive play. Maintains that the past several hundred years can be characterized as a time of domesticating children's play, and that more research on rough-and-tumble play is needed. (LB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Children, Cultural Context
Buckley, Kevin J.; Oakland, Thomas D. – 1977
This paper presents and compares data from the Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children (ABIC) on three groups of Mexican-American children from California, Austin, and Corpus Christi, Texas. The ABIC is premised on the belief that all behaviors are learned in a particular sociocultural context and that this context must be taken into account when…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Cultural Context, Individual Power
Lally, J. Ronald; And Others – 1978
In developing an ecological theory of teaching, the classroom is viewed as a sociological unit. The unit of interest was the teacher-student learning group. The basic question explored was: What is the relationship between human interactions and the physical and social context of the group. Teams of scholars met in seminars, each member bringing…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Community Influence, Cultural Context
Glasser, Theodore L. – 1980
Offering a synthesis of research and thought on the notion of newsreading as a form of play, this paper focuses on newsreading as a symbolic action of incorporating cultural attitudes by reading a newspaper. Sections of the paper discuss the following topics: (1) play, culture, and communication--defining play in its cultural and communicative…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Cultural Context, Ethnography
MILLER, WALTER B. – 1959
IT IS FELT SOCIAL WORK THEORY NEEDS CONCRETE AND SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE "CUSTOMARY," PATTERNED WAYS OF HUMAN INTERACTION, AND PROFESSIONALS SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL-CLASS TRADITIONS AND RELATED FACTORS ON BEHAVIOR. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, A DESCRIPTION OF A LOWER-CLASS URBAN COMMUNITY IS OFFERED AS A GUIDE. DISCUSSED ARE…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Pedersen, Paul – 1981
Symbolic meaning expressed by Chinese language characters is helpful to non-Chinese persons in understanding Chinese culture. The implicit metaphors in Chinese characters present pictographic descriptions of the meaning in the form of a story, situation, or symbol which places the otherwise abstract concept in a cultural context. All languages…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Cross Cultural Training
Siegel, Bernard J., Ed.; And Others – 1976
Seventeen articles focus on current research interests of anthropologists. The volume is part of a five-year project designed to identify interesting directions in physical, linguistic, archaeological, social, and cultural anthropology. Covering a wide range of anthropological subjects, the articles discuss a history of physical anthropology,…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Area Studies, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies
Bachman, Jerald G.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M. – 1996
The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the Monitoring the Future research design, including sampling, data collection procedures, measurement content, and questionnaire format. Monitoring the Future is designed to assess the changing lifestyles, values, and preferences of American youth on a continuing basis. Since the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context, Drug Use
Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Rodgers, Willard L.; Schulenberg, John E. – 1992
This occasional paper is intended to disseminate information from the project, Monitoring the Future. Each year since 1975, about 17,000 seniors have participated in the survey, which is conducted in some 130 high schools nationwide. In addition, subsamples of seniors from previously participating classes receive follow-up questionnaires by mail…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cocaine, Cultural Context
Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick, M.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Rodgers, Willard L.; Schulenberg, John E.; Lim, Jeannette; Wadsworth, Kate N. – 1996
This paper is a companion to the book, "Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Use in Young Adulthood: The Impacts of New Freedoms and New Responsibilities," by Bachman, Wadsworth, O'Malley, Johnston, and Schulenberg (1997). The book attempts to disentangle the effects of post-high school roles on drug use by conducting a variety of analyses on…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context
Bachman, Jerald G.; Wadsworth, Katherine N.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Schulenberg, John E. – 1997
This book focuses on transitions into young adulthood by examining key roles and experiences of young adults and how they relate to changes in drug use. The findings are based on the nationwide Monitoring the Future project, and represent the majority of individuals who entered young adulthood in the United States during the years 1976 through…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John; Bachman, Jerald G. – 1996
This paper presents information from the ongoing research program, Monitoring the Future. The program is designed to: (1) monitor drug use and potential explanatory factors among American secondary school students, and other young adults; (2) distinguish which of three different kinds of change--maturational, historical, and/or cohort are…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns