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| Title: |
Teachers' ethnotheories of the 'ideal student' in five western cultures |
| Author: |
Harkness, Sara Blom, Marjolijn Oliva, Alfredo Moscardino, Ughetta Zylicz, Piotr Olaf Bermudez, Moises Rios Feng, Xin Carrasco-Zylicz, Agnieszka Axia, Giovanna Super, Charles M. |
| Appeared in: |
Comparative education |
| Paging: | Volume 43 (2007) nr. 1 pages 113-135 |
| Year: |
2007-02 |
| Contents: |
This paper explores teachers' ethnotheories of the 'ideal student' in five western societies: Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the US. Quantitative and qualitative methods are used to derive culture-specific profiles of the 'ideal student' as described by kindergarten and primary school teachers in semi-structured interviews (sample n's = 12 to 21). Discriminant function analysis shows that teachers' descriptor profiles can be correctly assigned to their own cultural group in up to 94% of all cases. Qualitative analysis of the interviews suggests both shared themes (e.g. motivation, independence) and culturally specific understandings of their meaning and significance. Contrary to the prevalent focus on cognitive qualities emphasized by western educational assessment practices, teachers in all the samples talked more about the importance of social intelligence and self-regulation for success in school. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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