In this paper we propose that Interaction Analysis studies, which focus on the process-product relationship between types of teacher--student interactions and learning outcomes, present only part of the learning picture. Clearly, not all teacher?student interaction patterns are equally effective for students at different ages and stages of…

This article examines how discourses shaped and were shaped by participants' identities in a participatory action research (PAR) project in a tertiary education environment. The primary researcher and the director of the university's desktop publishing team explored the idea of working together to help the newly formed team to develop strategies…

Most previous research on parental involvement in children's homework has focused on the pedagogical advantages or disadvantages of school assignments while neglecting the practice in its social context, family life. By studying parent-child homework negotiations in Swedish families, this paper examines how family members position themselves and…

This study examined the effects of situational pressure and maternal characteristics (social contingent self-worth, controlling parenting attitudes) on mothers' autonomy support versus control in the social domain. Sixty 4th-grade children and their mothers worked on a laboratory task in preparation for meeting new children, with mothers in either…

This paper represents an attempt to assess the merits of the general hypothesis that suggests that the quality of adolescent-adult interaction is an important variable in the explanation of differentials in adolescent peer-group involvement. (Author)

Second grade children were pretested for the ability to conserve, after which conservers were paired with nonconservers. Pairs were then instructed to resolve their opposing answers on the conservation tasks. (JMB)

This study examined the effects of aid from mother and older sibling on the problem-solving behaviors of 120 first graders. Children with older sisters showed more advanced problem solving after aid, while those with older brothers did not. Interpretations in terms of family interaction patterns are offered. (JMB)

Analyzes self-disclosure in terms of positive and negative participant attraction, and degree of message intimacy. (MH)

The study investigated the reactions of social agents to the hyperactivity-associated behaviors of 82 nondiagnosed preschool children. Observational data were collected during structured, learning periods and unstructured, free time periods. Results showed that not only did intrusive vocal noise attract teacher attention in the same type of…

The author discusses the role that ethnography can play in understanding interaction processes in physical education classrooms, with the aim being improvement of instructional techniques. The characteristics of ethnography are described as: (1) dealing solely with action-watching and analyzing the things people say and do; (2) dealing with action…

Filmed were interactions in a variety of situations of approximately 150 infants from three groups: a preterm respiratory distress syndrome group, a postterm postmature group, and a normal term group. Videotapes were made of interactions involving the infant, mother, father or sibling, a raggedy ann doll, and a mirror. Among findings were that the…

The relationship of male college students' scores on the A-B dimension to the content of their natural language elicited in dyadic situations was investigated. As predicted, Bs were more defensive, focused on others, concerned with roles and institutions, and male-oriented than were As. (Author)