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Mwangi, Esther Wanjiru; Ndung'u, Catherine; Gachahi, Michael – Pedagogical Research, 2018
Socialization agents shape pupils' behaviour. Pupils' behaviour has deteriorated over time in primary schools in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to contextualise the influence of socialization agents in shaping primary school pupils in Thika Sub County. The objective of the study was to assess the role of school variables in shaping pupils'…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Rounds, Thomas S.; And Others – 1981
Reported on is an analysis of rule systems established in successful elementary school classrooms. The report's first chapter provides an introduction to this verification inquiry, part of a larger study, Ecological Perspectives for Successful Schooling Practice. In chapter 2, the sample, methodology, and data analysis procedures used in the rules…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Standards, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
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Sanders, Patricia; Yanouzas, John N. – Simulation and Games, 1985
Describes a study designed to determine whether positive personal reinforcements used by instructors can alter college students' attitudes about classroom behavior norms of the experiential learning method. Positive feedback given to rebellious students produced positive results, but students who received no feedback reacted negatively to the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Behavior Modification, Behavior Standards, Classroom Techniques
Mergendoller, John R.; And Others – 1981
This document reports on an inquiry into elementary school students' perceptions of important classroom rules and of the teacher's authority. Chapter 1 provides an overview to this verification inquiry, part of a larger study, Ecological Perspectives for Successful Schooling Practice. The next chapter reports on the findings on children's…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Standards, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Anderson, Ariel L. H.; And Others – 1985
This study examined the influence of a variety of student- and teacher-level variables on third through fifth grade children's socialization into the elementary school student role. Both content knowledge (i.e., knowledge of classroom rules and norms) and process knowledge (i.e., social problem-solving ability) aspects of the socialization process…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Mitman, Alexis L.; And Others – 1981
This study reports on work activities structures, student social cognitive understanding, and student participation as ecological perspectives from which to describe and analyze the teaching that took place in one elementary school. Detailed descriptions of the ecological features of 10 elementary school classrooms are presented, and an…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Behavior Standards, Case Studies, Class Organization