Indigenous and non‐Indigenous primary school students’ attitudes on play, humour, learning and self‐concept: a comparative perspective

Autor:	Ole Fredrik Lillemyr, Kurt Marder, Terri Flowerday, Frode Søbstad
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Cultural identity media_common.quotation_subject Socialization Self-concept Goal theory Indigenous Preference Education Friendship Developmental and Educational Psychology Social competence Psychology Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 18:243-267
ISSN:	1752-1807 1350-293X
DOI:	10.1080/13502931003784396
Popis:	Based on theory and research, social aspects like friendship and sense of relatedness are fundamental in the development of children’s cultural identity and achievement of outcomes. It is argued that this is a motivational aspect often neglected in research studies focusing on students’ motivation and learning. Theory and research on motivation and learning show that interesting relations exist between students’ self‐concept, motivation and preference of learning. Humour is also a factor of importance in relation to peer acceptance and perceived social competence. In any culture, motivation and preference of learning are grounded in values and sets of knowledge. For Indigenous people in particular, cultural values, sense of relatedness and self‐determination are important components of school motivation. In this paper we discuss results from two comparative cross‐cultural studies within the research project The Socio‐Cultural Perspective on Play and Learning. The aim was to compare attitudes and ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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