Classroom Structure and Children's Perceptions of Authority: An Open and Closed Case.

Allman-Snyder, Alicia; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ125243

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Publication Date: 1975

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Classroom Structure and Children's Perceptions of Authority: An Open and Closed Case

Allman-Snyder, Alicia; And Others

Urban Education, 10, 2, 131-149, Jul 75

In order to determine if -- assuming that the teacher's role as an authority figure is different in the open classroom than in the traditional classroom -- classroom arrangement affects students' attitudes toward governmental authority figures, a questionnaire was administered to public elementary school children from a suburban school in a large southwestern metropolis. (Author/JM)

Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Design, Elementary School Students, Government Role, Open Plan Schools, Political Socialization, Role Perception, Suburban Schools, Teacher Role, Traditional Schools

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