The transmission of social competence in the school and in the peer group; a focus on cultural diver

Chair: Paul Vedder, Leiden University, Netherlands
Organiser: Paul Vedder, Leiden University, Netherlands
Discussant: Asa Makitalo, Department of Education, Goteborg University, Sweden
 

The impact of a cooperative learning curriculum on pupils’ social status development and interethnic bias at multiethnic elementary schools
Michiel Oortwijn, Leiden University, Netherlands
Paul Vedder, Leiden University, Netherlands

Multisource assessment of children’s social competence; What makes the teacher ratings divergent from others?
Niina Junttila, University of Turku, Finland
Marja Vauras, University of Turku, Finland

The influence of teacher- and class characteristics on the development of social behavior of 4-8 year-olds with different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds
Simone Doolaard, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Roel Bosker, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Social cohesion in multicultural classrooms: interethnic contact in social networks
Gabriel Horenczyk, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Janna Fortuin, Leiden University, Netherlands
Paul Vedder, Leiden University, Netherlands