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Perceptions of Achievement and Achieving Peers in U.S. and Chinese Kindergartners
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Li, Jin; Wang, Qi – Social Development, 2004
Two studies were conducted to examine perceptions about achievement and achieving peers in 190 U.S. and Chinese kindergartners. Children provided free-narrative responses to story beginnings about an achieving protagonist in school settings. We found marked cultural differences. For achievement, U.S. children perceived more intellectual…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Intellectual Development, Academic Achievement
Inclusion as Social Practice: Views of Children with Autism.
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Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar; Solomon, Olga; Sirota, Karen Gainer – Social Development, 2001
Examined social realities of high-functioning autistic children mainstreamed in public school classrooms. Distinguished positive and negative actions and stances displayed by others. Found autistic children to be cognizant of and distressed by neglect, rejection, derision, and scorn. Reactions included oblivion, immediate behavior responses, and…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism, Children, Confidentiality