The Hidden Role of Teachers: Child and Classroom Predictors of Change in Interracial Friendships

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1093-1124

  Cappella, Elise ^a   Hughes, Diane L ^a   McCormick, Meghan P ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MDRC   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom support; cross race friendship; psychosocial development; teacher differential treatment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL THEORY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; JUVENILE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RACE; SPRING; STUDENT; SYSTEMS THEORY; TEACHER;

EID: 85029755706     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431616648454     Document Type: Article

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