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Li, Yan; Wright, Michelle F.; Rollet, Danae – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
This study compares 477 Chinese and 342 American adolescents' responses to open-ended questions regarding attribution and outcome expectancies of relational aggression, and investigates how cultural values were related to these social cognitive processes. Results revealed cross-cultural similarities and differences. In particular, American…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Middle School Students, Expectation
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Cavanagh, Tom – Journal of School Violence, 2009
In this post 9/11 era Western cultures are focusing on values that support war and violence. In this article an ethnographer explores the impact of these values on schools. These values, seen through the lens of restorative justice, include: (a) punishment, (b) adversarial relationships, (c) monopolization of power, (d) problemization and…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Peace, Juvenile Justice, Social Attitudes
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Kennedy, Kerry J.; Hahn, Carole L.; Lee, Wing-on – Comparative Education Review, 2008
Young citizens growing up in different societies experience multiple socialization processes that help to shape their values and attitudes toward the political life of their societies. In this cross-national study, researchers asked students directly about their views of what "good" citizens do, how they saw themselves participating in…
Descriptors: Socialization, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
Flanagan, Constance A.; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Stout, Michael D. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
The goal of this project was to produce a set of civic measures with sound psychometric properties appropriate for use with young people ages 12-18. Measures selected tap aspects of adolescent civic behaviors, opinions, knowledge, and dispositions. The measures are easy to administer and can be used by educators, staff of community-based…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Citizenship Education, Student Participation, Adolescents