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ERIC Number: EJ449040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
Childhood Origins of Beliefs about Institutional Authority.
Emler, Nicholas
New Directions for Child Development, n56 p65-77 Sum 1992
Interviews with 7- to 11-year-old Scottish and French children indicated that formal education provided the context for the development of children's beliefs about, and representations of, institutional authority. The emergence of these representations was influenced by the children's social class and culture. (BC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Institutional Role, Institutions, Student School Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Authority; France; School Effects; Scotland