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The effects of cooperative learning on peer relations, academic support, and engagement in learning among students of color.

The effects of cooperative learning on peer relations, academic support, and engagement in learning among students of color.

Authors :
Van Ryzin, Mark J.
Roseth, Cary J.
McClure, Heather
Source :
Journal of Educational Research. 2020, Vol. 113 Issue 4, p283-291. 9p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Despite Brown vs. Board of Education, prejudice still exists in the American school system. These attitudes can give rise to negative social experiences for students of color (i.e., discrimination), negatively impacting their mental and physical health and creating disparities in educational outcomes. Rather than seeking to ameliorate these negative experiences, our approach attempts to address the underlying prejudices and, in so doing, reduce these disparities. Using 4 waves of data from a cluster randomized trial (N = 15 middle schools, 1,890 students, 47.1% female, 75.2% White), we hypothesized that cooperative learning, which has been shown to reduce prejudice in previous research, would create positive gains in peer relatedness, perceptions of academic support, and engagement in learning, and that gains would be larger for students of color; our results confirmed these hypotheses. Our findings highlight the potential role of cooperative learning in reducing disparities and creating greater equity in education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00220671
Volume :
113
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Educational Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
145497630
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2020.1806016