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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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To Let Students Self-Select or Not: That Is the Question for Teachers of Culturally Diverse Groups
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Rienties, Bart; Alcott, Peter; Jindal-Snape, Divya – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2014
When students can self-select their group members, a common assumption is that students prefer to select friends from similar cultural backgrounds. However, when teachers randomize students in groups from different cultural backgrounds, students are "forced" to work together. The prime goal of this study is to understand the impact of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Selection
The Role of Cultural Background and Team Divisions in Developing Social Learning Relations in the Classroom
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Rienties, Bart; Nanclares, Núria Hernández; Jindal-Snape, Divya; Alcott, Peter – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2013
A common assumption is that students prefer to work together with students from similar cultural backgrounds. In a group work context, students from different cultural backgrounds are "forced" to work together. This might lead to stress and anxiety but at the same time may allow students to learn from different perspectives. The prime…
Descriptors: Role, Cultural Background, Social Networks, Network Analysis