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ERIC Number: EJ513977
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
Creating a Constructivist Classroom Atmosphere.
DeVries, Rheta; Zan, Betty
Young Children, v51 n1 p4-13 Nov 1995
Uses transcripts to present two very different approaches to helping children remember rules, reflecting very different sociomoral atmospheres that will influence children's development positively or negatively. Explores grouptime, decision making, and conflict resolution as they occur in constructivist classrooms characterized by mutual respect between teacher and students. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Decision Making, Discipline, Early Childhood Education, Influences, Piagetian Theory, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sociomoral Atmosphere