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Peer reviewedDiem, Richard A. – Social Education, 1985
Children's (ages 8-12) interactive social responses to computers were examined. Results showed that students had not considered the social implications of using another's data. When infringements of their rights to privacy took place, students demanded penalties. Students showed preference for group problem-solving strategies. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, Educational Research, Group Behavior
Meyer, Thomas J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
The persistence of dangerous initiation rituals in student organizations despite administrative and legislative efforts to end them is examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Discipline, Fraternities, Group Behavior
Peer reviewedRottmann, Larry – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1992
Describes student demonstrations on the night that U.S. planes bombed Iraq in the Persian Gulf War. Compares attitudes and feelings to the Vietnam War era. Concludes that the students incorrectly supported the Gulf War action. (CFR)
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Higher Education, Nationalism, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedThompson, Martha E. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Reports on the use of small group instruction in a college sociology course. Contends that teacher-assigned groups using students' perception of their level of knowledge on a topic is an effective strategy. Maintains this technique helps enrich class discussions and improves student understanding of course content. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Strategies, Group Activities, Group Behavior
Download full textBeder, Hal; Medina, Patsy – 2002
The effects of adult literacy classroom dynamics on the content and structure of instruction, learning processes, and classroom behavior were examined in a study during which 20 adult literacy classes in 8 states were observed and the teachers of those classrooms were interviewed. Key findings were as follows: (1) most classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment
Garrett, Jerry E. – 1984
Experiences in using positive reinforcement while teaching on an Indian reservation are presented for teachers and administrators. Several "positive reinforcers," intended to prevent potential discipline problems from occurring, are described, including student involvement in deciding on classroom rules, election of classroom officers, class…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Posits reasons for accelerated alcohol use and accompanying personality changes among Soviet adolescents. Analyzes the relationship between difficult family environment and poor academic performance. Contends that students who are alienated from school seek to meet needs in antisocial groups where the frequency of drinking to excess often produces…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior
