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A Cross-Cultural Study of Student Problem Behaviors in Middle Schools
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Gu, Haigen; Lai, Shu-Ling; Ye, Renmin – School Psychology International, 2011
Using the latest international educational database, TIMSS, this study investigates and compares the occurrences of 11 student problem behaviors as reported by middle school principals in ten countries. For each country, the study reveals the relationships of these problem behaviors with teachers' attitudes and parental involvement, and discusses…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Navigating Multiple Worlds in the Twenty-First Century: Authoring and Editing the Story of One Japanese Kid
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Damrow, Amy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Since the middle of the twentieth century waves of immigration have increased heterogeneity in American classrooms and contributed to new challenges and problems for both teachers and learners. These trends in the United States are, in fact, part of a global phenomenon of large-scale movement of people (Garcia Coll & Marks, 2009;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Communities of Practice
Mothers' Perceptions of Children's Problems with Mathematics: A Cross-National Comparison.
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Crystal, David S.; Stevenson, Harold W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Perceptions of U.S. (n=870), Chinese (n=709), and Japanese (n=713) mothers about their children's problems with first and fifth grade mathematics were examined in two studies. Results suggest that U.S. mothers evaluated their children's skills less critically and had lower mathematics achievement standards than did Asians. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education