Handbook of Social Influences in School Contexts

Contributors



1. Overview


Kathryn R. Wentzel and Geetha B. Ramani



Section I: Perspectives on Peer Influence



2. Peer Influence on Students' Motivation, Academic Achievement and Social Behavior


Kathryn R. Wentzel and Katherine Muenks



3. Peer Group Influences on Students' Academic Motivation


Thomas A. Kindermann



4. Social Harmony in Schools: A Framework for Understanding Peer Experiences and Their Effects


Laura D. Hanish, Carol Lynn Martin, Cindy Faith Miller, Richard A. Fabes, Dawn DeLay, and Kimberly A. Updegraff



5. Peers and Social Media Networks: Exploring Adolescents' Social Functioning and Academic Outcomes


Christine Greenhow and Emilia Askari



6. Peer Contributions to Cognitive Development


Mary Gauvain



7. The Influence of Same and Cross-Age Peers on Children's Literacy and Mathematical Development


Geetha B. Ramani, Erica Zippert, and Emily Daubert



8. Commentary: Strange Bedfellows? How the School and Peer Systems Coexist to Affect


Learning and Adjustment


B. Bradford Brown and Simone M. Lawrence



SECTION II: PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER INFLUENCE



9. Teacher-Student Relationships and Student Achievement


Theo Wubbels, Mieke Brekelmans, Tim Mainhard, Perry den Brok, and Jan van Tartwijk



10. Teacher Influences on the Development of Students' Personal Interest in Academic Domains


Emily Fox and Daniel L. Dinsmore



11. The Role of Teacher-Student Relationships in Unlocking Students' Academic Potential: Exploring Motivation, Engagement, Resilience, Adaptability, Goals, and Instruction


Andrew J. Martin and Rebecca J. Collie



12. Teacher-Student Relationships and Behavioral Engagement in the Classroom


Anne Gregory and Joshua Korth



13. Emotion Regulation in K-12 Classrooms


Debra K. Meyer



14. Teachers' Influence on Students' Peer Relationships and Peer Ecologies


Jill V. Hamm and Abigail S. Hoffman



15. Commentary: The Foundational Role of Teacher-Student Relationships


Hunter Gelbach and Carly Robinson



SECTION III: PERSPECTIVES ON CLASSROOM, SCHOOL, AND CULTURAL CONTEXT



16. Classroom and School Influence on Student Motivation


Helen Patrick, Julianne C. Turner, and Anna D. Strati



17. Families, Culture, and Schooling: A Critical Review of Theory and Research


Susan D. Holloway and Michele Jonas



18. Culture, Race, Ethnicity, and Motivation


Akane Zusho, Jennifer Daddino, and Christie-Belle Garcia



19. The Role of Character and Character Education in Fostering Student Success at School


Scott Seider, Madora Soutter, and Shelby Clark



20. High-Stakes Testing and Students' Developing Motivation: The Role of Context, Class, and Race


Sharon L. Nichols



21. Commentary: The Co-Regulation of Cultural, Social, and Personal Sources of Influence on Student Emotional Adaptation and Achievement


Mary McCaslin



SECTION IV: INTERVENTIONS TO FACILITATE SOCIAL CHANGE



22. Integrating Academic and Social-Emotional Learning in Classroom Interactions


Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd and Gary W. Ladd



23. Interventions to Promote Positive Teacher-Student Relationships and Interactions


Christopher A. Hafen and Joseph P. Allen



24. Interventions to Promote Safe and Supportive School Climate


David Osher, Yael Kidron, Carmela J. DeCandia, Kimberley Kendziora, and Roger P. Weissberg



25. School-Based Interventions to Prevent Bullying and Promote Prosocial Behaviors


Dorothy L. Espelage and Cassandra L. Colbert



26. Challenges Associated with Applications and Interventions: Correlated Constraints, Shadows of Synchrony, and Teacher/Institutional Factors that Impact Social Change


Thomas W. Farmer, Molly Dawes, Quentin Alexander, and Debbie S. Brooks



Index