ERIC Number: EJ678284
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Publication Date: 2002
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Active Learning and Democratic Behavior in Guatemalan Rural Primary Schools.
de Baessa, Yetilu; Chesterfield, Ray; Ramos, Tanya
Compare, v32 n2 p205-18 Jun 2002
Examines differences in democratic behavior of children of different gender and ethnicity attending traditional rural primary schools and those attending rural schools with experimental active learning programs. Shows children in active learning programs engage in more democratic behaviors. Relates this to small group activities. Notes this leads to higher reading achievement. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Behavior, Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary School Curriculum, Ethnicity, Females, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Grade 1, Grade 2, Males, Primary Education, Reading Achievement, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Small Group Instruction, Student Participation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Guatemala
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