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ERIC Number: EJ496708
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Children's Friendships in Culturally Diverse Classrooms.
Deegan, James G.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v7 n2 p91-101 Spr-Sum 1993
Draws attention to the potentially harmful effects of evaluating children's friendships on what are often negative outcomes, rather than on the efforts that children make to effectively negotiate their friendships. Describes a study of children's friendships in a fifth-grade, culturally diverse class in a large urban elementary school, revealing two interrelated sociocultural findings. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Friendship, Grade 5, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Social Influences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Friendship Formation; Quality of Friendship