PSYC21H3 Chapter Notes -Apposition, Open Classroom, Shared Belief

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Ch 9: schools and the media: children in the electronic age. Kids spend more time in school then before. Kids learn about social expectation, emotional self regulation, and standards and codes of conduct. Schools= social communities and kids dev a sense of community in their schools where teachers an dstaff shre goals and values and support eachothers efforts and believe that everyone makes an important contribution to the school life. Collective efficacy= the mechanism through which these positive effects of a sense of community are achieved= peoples shared belief in their collective power to achieve a goal or produce a desired result. Collective efficacy is a positive predictor of kids acamdeic performance in school. Drop out rates higher in big schools and so is reduced sense of identification. Extracurricular participation= high self esteem, better school attendance, higher achievement motivation, lower likelihood of drinking and using drugs, less pregos, less depression and less delinquent behavior and suicide.

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