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Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Primary School Students' Attitudes on Play, Humour, Learning and Self-Concept: A Comparative Perspective
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Lillemyr, Ole Fredrik; Sobstad, Frode; Marder, Kurt; Flowerday, Terri – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2010
Based on theory and research, social aspects like friendship and sense of relatedness are fundamental in the development of children's cultural identity and achievement of outcomes. It is argued that this is a motivational aspect often neglected in research studies focusing on students' motivation and learning. Theory and research on motivation…
Descriptors: Socialization, Play, Indigenous Populations, Student Attitudes
Effects of Peer Group Rejection, Group Membership, and Group Norms, on Children's Outgroup Prejudice
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Nesdale, Drew; Maass, Anne; Kiesner, Jeff; Durkin, Kevin; Griffiths, Judith; Ekberg, Andreas – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
This study examined the effects on 6- and 8-year old children (n = 160) of rejection versus acceptance by an initial group, the reason for the rejection or acceptance (personal versus category-based), and the norms (inclusion versus exclusion) of a new group to which the children were assigned, on their negative affect and attitudes towards the…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Peer Groups, Group Membership, Rejection (Psychology)