Change in High School Students' Political Attitudes as a Function of Social Studies Classroom Climate.

Ehman, Lee H.

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ERIC Number: EJ233234

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Publication Date: 1980

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Change in High School Students' Political Attitudes as a Function of Social Studies Classroom Climate.

Ehman, Lee H.

American Educational Research Journal, v17 n2 p253-65 Sum 1980

Over 300 high school students responded to questionnaires in their sophomore and senior years which showed that the extent to which students perceived open social studies classroom climates over this period was related to increases in political trust, integration, and interest but to a decrease in sense of political confidence. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Political Attitudes, Political Socialization, Predictor Variables, School Attitudes, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Teacher Influence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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