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Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Lyng, Selma Therese – Gender and Education, 2018
Although boys too are involved in relational aggression, their experiences are overshadowed by the focus on relational aggression among girls. This paradox mirrors the empirical puzzle that forms the starting point for this article: while teachers saw relational aggression as a 'girl problem', we found a vast undercurrent of relational aggression…
Descriptors: Aggression, Interpersonal Relationship, Ethnography, Interviews
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Hoaas, Geir – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
This article is based on a survey of an international class, covering a period of 8 years, each class consisting of 24-32 students form 12-16 different countries, mainly Europe, but also including some Asians, Africans and Americans. Through the course, the students are confronted with their own attitudes, exploring how they react to prejudices…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Global Education, Interpersonal Competence, Social Attitudes
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Wendelborg, Christian; Tossebro, Jan – Disability & Society, 2010
The aim of this paper is to describe the classroom participation of primary school children with disabilities who attend regular schools in Norway; to explore how relations between children with disabilities and their environment change, and further to chart how schools act in response to such change. The analyses are based on a life course study…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Social Attitudes
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Fjone, Heidi Haug; Ytterhus, Borgunn; Almvik, Arve – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2009
Using data from in-depth interviews with 20 children, this study finds that children with parents suffering from mental health distress struggle hard to present themselves as "normal" and equal among their peer group. The study shows how they avoid stigma in their presentation of self in everyday life. All the children in this study,…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Parents with Disabilities
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Jenssen, Anders Todal; Engesbak, Heidi – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1994
Interviews with 2,048 Norwegian adults support the hypotheses that the high social status associated with higher education protects educated adults from direct competition with immigrants; high education strengthens the general ability of mastering; and high education creates motivation and the ability to act opportunistically. Unsupported…
Descriptors: Adults, Competition, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
Booth, Tony, Ed.; Ainscow, Mel, Ed. – 1998
This book describes the outcomes of a comparative study that brought together an international team of researchers from eight countries (United States, Scotland, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, and England). The purpose of the study was to develop case studies that would explore the process of inclusion and exclusion…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Case Studies, Classification, Classroom Environment