The Effects of Modeling and Classroom Organization on the Personal Space of Third and Fourth Grade Children.

Brody, Gene H.; Zimmerman, Barry J.

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ERIC Number: EJ121832

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Effects of Modeling and Classroom Organization on the Personal Space of Third and Fourth Grade Children

Brody, Gene H.; Zimmerman, Barry J.

American Educational Research Journal, 12, 2, 157-68, Spr 75

The following hypotheses were tested: (1) children who attend open classrooms have smaller personal spaces than children attending traditional classrooms, and (2) personal space is a socially learned phenomenon which may be increased or decreased as a result of watching proximate or distant teacher-child models. (Author/BJG)

Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classrooms, Elementary Education, Flexible Facilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Observational Learning, Peer Relationship, Personal Space, Role Models, Social Influences, Student Teacher Relationship

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