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Bersoff, David M.; Miller, Joan G. – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Examined the impact of contextual factors on adults' and children's tendencies to hold individuals accountable for moral and legal transgressions. Subjects were 180 adults and children in the United States and Mysore, India. Indians more frequently absolved individuals of moral accountability for breaches performed under emotional duress or by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Children, Context Effect
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Disney, Anna – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2005
Children's perceptions of a distant locality are gauged before the introduction of a link with a school in that distant locality. Changes in the perceptions are recorded after a variety of exchanges between the schools. The implications are considered for children, teachers and teacher trainers.
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Elementary School Students, Childhood Attitudes, Global Approach
Sreenivasan, Jyotsna – 1997
This novel is one of only a very few available that deals with Indian-American children--a rapidly growing population, especially in urban areas like New York, Los Angeles (California), San Francisco (California), Chicago (Illinois), and Toronto (Canada). The novel tells the story of an opinionated 11-year-old girl who lives in Ohio, likes to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Feminism