College of Education
Title
Patterns and Influences of Peer Interaction in an Integrated Cultural Center for Primary Students
Date of Award
7-1981
Document Type
Research Project Report
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Pedagogical Studies
First Advisor
Patricio Jaramillo, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Clarence D. Kron, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
G. Peter Ienatsch, Ph.D.
Abstract
A series of observations was made on students attending a cultural center during the third of three visits scheduled throughout the school year. A single observer made 444 one minute observations on kindergarten/ first, second, and third grade students participating in two learning areas. The group activity area emphasized group participation where small groups were formed consisting of students from each school and ethnic group represented. The individual activity area offered the students a choice of center activities as well as the freedom to choose with whom they wanted to work. The results indicate that interethnic interaction in the group activity area was closer to that which would be expected if interaction were proportionate to the ethnic percentages of the groups, while there was a significant deviation from the expected in the individual activity area. The results also show that the frequency of interaction increases for each grade level for all ethnic groups.
Recommended Citation
Wood, Mary, "Patterns and Influences of Peer Interaction in an Integrated Cultural Center for Primary Students" (1981). College of Education. 73.
https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-edu/73
Comments
GN357.W66 1981