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Schools and Development.
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Entwisle, Doris R.; Stevenson, Harold W. – Child Development, 1987
Introduces this thematic issue of CHILD DEVELOPMENT which addresses schooling and child development. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Influences
Acculturation and SES Effects on Mexican-American Parents' Concepts of Development.
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Gutierrez, Jeannie; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Examines the differences in parental reasoning about child development along a dimension ranging from categorical to perspectivistic in a group of Mexican-American mothers and a group of Anglo-American mothers of comparable SES. Results emphasize the importance and usefulness of examining within-culture diversity in developmental research.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Child Development, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Cross-Cultural Patterns of Attachment: A Meta-Analysis of t?Y Strange Situation.
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van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Kroonenberg, Pieter M. – Child Development, 1988
Examines 2,000 Strange Situation classifications obtained in eight different countries. Differences and similarities between distributions in classifications of samples are investigated using correspondence analysis. Substantial intracultural differences are established; data also suggest a pattern of cross-cultural differences. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Infants, Meta Analysis
The Development of Informal and Formal Mathematical Thinking in Korean and U.S. Children.
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Song, Myung-Ja; Ginsburg, Herbert P. – Child Development, 1987
Examined (1) whether Korean children exhibit superior levels of mathematics achievement, compared to U.S. children; (2) whether an early advantage in informal mathematical thinking contributes to superiority in mathematical achievement; and (3) whether the superior achievement of Korean children is qualitatively different from that of U.S.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Family Influence
Mother-Child Interaction around a Teaching Task: An African-American Comparison.
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Dixon, Suzanne D.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
A total of 36 American and African mothers and their children in three age cohorts from 6 to 36 months of age interacted around age-appropriate teaching tasks. Major behavioral differences between cultural groups and tasks were demonstrated. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Infants
Children's Attributions of Social Dominance from Facial Cues.
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Keating, Caroline F.; Bai, Dina L. – Child Development, 1986
Examines how certain human brow and mouth gestures influence the attributions of social dominance made by children. Hypothesizes that stimulus photographs depicting adults with lowered-brow expressions or without smiles appear to be more dominant relative to photographs showing adults with raised-brow expressions or with smiles, respectively. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cross Cultural Studies, Eye Movements, Facial Expressions
Mathematics Classrooms in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.
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Stigler, James W.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Studies were conducted in Chinese, Japanese, and American classrooms during mathematics classes. Large cross-cultural differences were found in variables related to classroom structure and management. These paralleled differences in mathematics achievement among China, Japan, and the United States. (PCB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Practices
Distributive Justice Development: Cross-Cultural, Contextual, and Longitudinal Evaluations.
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Enright, Robert D.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
Study One examined Swedish and American children's understanding of what constitutes fair criteria for the distribution of goods (i.e., distributive justice). Study Two compared children's distributive justice in family and peer contexts, and Study Three attempted a longitudinal assessment of distributive justice reasoning in two different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Context Effect
Cognitive Performance and Academic Achievement of Japanese, Chinese, and American Children.
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Stevenson, Harold W.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Chinese, Japanese, and American children at grades 1 and 5 were given a battery of 10 cognitive tasks and tests of achievement in reading and mathematics. Goals were to determine (1) possible differences in cognitive abilities and (2) the possible differential relation of scores on cognitive tasks to reading by children of the three cultures.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences