Affective Interactions in Racially Diverse Classrooms: A Case Study.

Nickerson, Jacquelyn R.; Prawat, Richard S.

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ERIC Number: EJ247565

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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Affective Interactions in Racially Diverse Classrooms: A Case Study.

Nickerson, Jacquelyn R.; Prawat, Richard S.

Elementary School Journal, v81 n5 p291-303 May 1981

Uses ethnographic case-study data to examine affective interaction in two racially diverse urban elementary classrooms. Subjects are 56 fifth and sixth graders and their teachers. Results suggest that teachers can foster racial harmony in the classroom through small group work. (CM)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Ethnography, Interaction, Racial Relations, Small Group Instruction, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Role, Teaching Styles

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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