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ERIC Number: EJ631661
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Elephants, Donuts and Hamburgers: Young Children Co-operating To Co-operate and Co-operating To Compete in Two Primary Schools.
Maras, P.; Lewis, A.; Simonds, L.
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v19 n3 p245-58 Sep 1999
Presents a study in which 152 5- to 6-year-old children worked alone or in groups, cooperatively and competitively, over four weeks. Identifies three traits: individualism/collectivism, sociability, and altruism. Examines these traits by gender and age. Discusses implications for primary school pedagogy and social psychological research. (CMK)
Descriptors: Altruism, Comparative Analysis, Females, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Higher Education, Individualism, Interpersonal Communication, Males, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Collectivism; England