ERIC Number: EJ1445101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
EISSN: EISSN-1475-7575
Avoiding the Odd One Out: Social Cohesion in New Zealand Primary Classrooms
Jayne Jackson; Anienie Veldsman; Ajmol Ali; Jeffery Adams
Education 3-13, v52 n8 p1050-1061 2024
The social climate in the classroom can impact students' mental well-being, behaviour and peer-learning opportunities. This article describes one way that elementary teachers can understand students' social networks using a sociogram. Findings show variation in classroom cohesion and reveal groups of students who are at higher risk of social exclusion. Discussion of implications includes possible reasons for students' social exclusion and ways teachers might use information to improve the social climate in the classroom. This article focuses on the role of initial teacher education programmes in building teacher skills to develop a robust and positive social climate.
Descriptors: Social Integration, Elementary School Students, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Environment, Educational Environment, Social Networks, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, At Risk Students, Social Isolation, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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