Oh, H., Sutherland, M. , Stack, N., del Mar Badia Martín, M., Blumen, S., Nguyen, Q. A.-T., Wormald, C., Maakrun, J. and Ziegler, A. (2020) Adolescents’ social perceptions of academically high performing students: a country and gender comparative study. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 50(6), pp. 809-826. (doi: 10.1080/03057925.2018.1561246)
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Abstract
One cohort that has not been given extended attention in the period during which transition takes place is academically high-performing students. This research study uniquely synthesises some of these key factors by investigating how students in mixed-ability, seventh-grade classrooms across Australia, Peru, Scotland, South Korea, Spain and Vietnam regard a hypothetical, academically able peer. The fictitious student’s intellectual ability, positive social traits and popularity varied across the six countries involved in this study, and were observed according to the gender of the perceiver. More specifically, the perceived popularity of a high-performing boy or girl was reported differently among the country groups. In Scotland, for example, the authors uncovered a potential risk to female social status arising from peer reactions to her academic achievement. Yet in Vietnam, female study participants maintained a positive perception of both hypothetical students, regardless of gender. The results of this study are discussed herein.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Stack, Professor Niamh and Sutherland, Professor Margaret |
Authors: | Oh, H., Sutherland, M., Stack, N., del Mar Badia Martín, M., Blumen, S., Nguyen, Q. A.-T., Wormald, C., Maakrun, J., and Ziegler, A. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Creativity Culture and Faith College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy Policy and Practice College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Culture, Literacies, Inclusion & Pedagogy |
Journal Name: | Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0305-7925 |
ISSN (Online): | 1469-3623 |
Published Online: | 28 January 2019 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 British Association for International and Comparative Education |
First Published: | First published in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 50(6): 809-826 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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