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ERIC Number: EJ176845
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Importance of Peer Groups
Root, Jane
Educational Research, 20, 1, 22-5, Nov 77
Suggests that peer groups are a very important component of normal and successful classrooms. They matter to the educational system because they matter to children. The attitudes that children hold about their schools and about work are affected by their peer group relationships, which in turn affect the whole organization of the class. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning Processes, Peer Evaluation, Peer Groups, Peer Relationship, School Orientation, Student Evaluation, Student School Relationship
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