RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE DEGREE OF LIKING AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (DEGREE OF GROUP COHESIVENESS) HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON ASPECTS OF PUPIL BEHAVIOR. IN THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF REINFORCEMENT LEARNING THEORY, INVESTIGATION OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COHESIVENESS (A GROUP VARIABLE) AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR CAN LEAD BOTH TO A BETTER…

The Status Equalization Project had as one of its goals the elimination of systematic white dominance on intellectual tasks in desegregated classrooms. The field experiment described in this report was designed to test the effectiveness of the Multiple Abilities Curriculum and Expectation Training in equalizing race relationships in such settings.…

Examines how lower-track science students understand shifts in standard classroom discourse patterns. Finds that students insert struggles for social status into classroom arguments about scientific ideas, making it difficult to separate in a group discussion whether evidence or the social politics of the class convinces students to accept an…

This study examines the role of the high school as a political environment in which students may acquire experiences which contribute to the development of their political competence. The paper explains the objectives of the study, discusses the methods used, describes the schools in which data were gathered, reports the findings, and identifies…