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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
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Degotardi, Sheila; Sweller, Naomi; Pearson, Emma – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2013
This study investigated the perspectives of early childhood teachers and parents regarding the importance of provisions afforded by child-teacher and peer relationships in early childhood centres. Participants were 200 parents and 71 teachers of children aged 0-5 years who responded to an online survey containing a series of relationship function…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Peer Relationship
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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Braxton, John M.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A study of 250 new teaching assistants and 122 tenure-track faculty investigated their endorsement of 4 norms defining appropriate and inappropriate teaching behavior: (1) interpersonal disregard; (2) particularistic grading; (3) moral turpitude; and (4) inadequate planning. Both groups accorded the norms similar levels of impropriety. Questions…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Behavior Standards, College Instruction, Entry Workers
Alexander, Karl L.; And Others – 1987
Research on academic socialization has emphasized the importance of experience in the home and school for shaping the course of academic development. Rarely has research considered whether consistency or congruence of socialization experiences in these two settings is especially beneficial (or, conversely, whether inconsistencies are especially…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Standards, Grade 1, Parent Child Relationship
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Holligan, Chris – Scottish Educational Review, 1999
Draws on Foucault to critically analyze interviews with Scottish preschool teachers. Suggests that, in contrast to preschool education's ideals of individual freedom and self-expression, greater governmentality and actual professional practices may lay the foundation for the production of governable subjects. Compares socialization,…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Conformity, Critical Theory, Discipline