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ERIC Number: EJ399805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Social Impact of Age Mixing and Age Segregation in School: A Context-Sensitive Investigation.
Allen, Joseph P.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v81 n3 p408-16 Sep 1989
The effects of a school's age organization (age-segregated versus age-mixed) were examined within a quasi-experimental design with 702 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. Factors measured include popularity, perceived competence, and mixed-age and cross-sex friendships. (TJH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Friendship, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Popularity, School Organization, Secondary Education, Social Development, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Age Segregation