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Race Attitudes in Cultural Context: The View from Two Brazilian States
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Sacco, Airi Macias; de Paula Couto, Maria Clara Pinheiro; Dunham, Yarrow; Santana, Juliana Prates; Nunes, Luciana Neves; Koller, Sílvia Helena – Developmental Psychology, 2019
The development of implicit and explicit racial attitudes were investigated in 542 White, Pardo, and Black Brazilian children and adolescents (aged 6 to 14) from 2 different regional contexts that vary dramatically in their racial diversity, Bahia (BA) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Results revealed the pervasive presence of race biases favoring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Attitudes, Cultural Influences, Whites
Effects of Homophobic versus Nonhomophobic Victimization on School Commitment and the Moderating Effect of Teacher Attitudes in Brazilian Public Schools
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Alexander, Mandi M.; Santo, Jonathan B.; Da Cunha, Josafa; Weber, Lidia; Russell, Stephen T. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
This study investigated homophobic victimization, teacher support, and school commitment in Brazilian schools. Participants were 339 students, ages 11 to 18 years old, in two public schools in Brazil. Data were obtained using the Brazil Preventing School Harassment Survey. Structural equation modeling revealed that both homophobic and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Structural Equation Models, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH ON THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
HESS, ROBERT D.; AND OTHERS – 1964
NINE FOREIGN RESEARCH CENTERS AND 9 UNITED STATES RESEARCH CENTERS WERE REPRESENTED BY 24 INVESTIGATORS AT A CROSS-NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ON FEBRUARY 20-28, 1964. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE WERE--(1) TO EXAMINE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH FOR EDUCATION, (2) TO PLAN NEW PROJECTS WITH PARTICULAR RELEVANCE FOR…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Daily Reality on the Streets of Campinas, Brazil.
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Diversi, Marcelo; Moraes filho, Ney; Morelli, Margareth – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Notes that Brazilian street children are socially branded as criminals, limiting their opportunities to improve themselves and believe they can change their lives for the better. Draws on interviews with street children to provide a true picture of daily struggles and demonstrates ability and creativity in many situations. (LBT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Labor, Children