The social side of school: Why teachers need social psychology

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-362

  Gehlbach, Hunter ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Intergroup bias; Motivation; Social perspective taking; Social psychology; Student learning; Teacher pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956428078     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-010-9138-3     Document Type: Review

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