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Wölfer, Ralf; Hewstone, Miles – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Although literature provides strong evidence for the beneficial role of outgroup contact, longitudinal knowledge regarding the formation and change of outgroup contact remains improvable. Using a longitudinal, large-scale data set including 6,726 majority and minority participants (M[subscript age] = 14.98 years at Wave 1; 55% female) from 4…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents, Predictor Variables
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van der Vleuten, Maaike; Steinmetz, Stephanie; van de Werfhorst, Herman – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
More women are now entering male-dominated fields, yet, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) remain dominated by men. We examined the association between boys' and girls' STEM choices after secondary education and friends' gender norms, and whether pressure to conform to traditional gender norms differs depending on the gender…
Descriptors: Females, Social Influences, Gender Differences, STEM Education
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van Tubergen, Frank; van Gaans, Milou – Youth & Society, 2016
This study examines oppositional culture among immigrant and majority adolescents in the Netherlands. Oppositional culture theory expects that immigrant adolescents would uphold positive attitudes towards education. The social exclusion theory predicts instead that immigrant adolescents develop an oppositional culture, particularly in ethnically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
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Ziebertz, Hans-Georg; van der Tuin, Leo – Intercultural Education, 2008
A comparison between the Netherlands and Germany concerning religious, cultural and ethnic plurality provides interesting insights. Germany has never defined itself as a multicultural society, as was historically the case in the Netherlands. The outcomes of the research are somewhat surprising. Dutch pupils--especially boys--are more negative…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Adolescents