Are Low Achievers Disliked in a Cooperative Situation? A Test of Rival Theories in a Mixed Ethnic Situation.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ282164

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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Are Low Achievers Disliked in a Cooperative Situation? A Test of Rival Theories in a Mixed Ethnic Situation.

Johnson, David W.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v8 n2 p189-200 Apr 1983

The effect of cooperative and individualistic learning experiences within which majority students worked with lower-achieving minority peers were compared. The results support the position that cooperative experiences result in liking regardless of the ethnic membership or achievement level of collaborators. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Cooperation, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Education, Group Activities, Helping Relationship, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Low Achievement, Minority Group Children, Racial Relations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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