| Abstract: | Examined the variable of social distance between teacher and learner by observing the pattern of interaction between mothers and their own preschool sons, boys from a similar background, and boys from a different ethnic and social class background. Ss were 30 3-yr-old Mexican-American and 30 3-yr-old Anglo-American boys. Anglo-American and Mexican-American mothers from middle and lower classes were videotaped as they taught a cognitive and a motor task to each of 3 children. The Parent Interaction Code was employed to analyze the teaching loop behavior. Programatic and instructional variables were different but stable for each ethnic group across social distance; patterns of feedback and child response shifted significantly across social distance. (30 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
