Enhancing Prosocial Behavior through Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

Conceptions of success: their correlates with prosocial orientation and behaviour in Chinese adolescents

“…Grimley et al, 1991) and promoting prosocial behaviours in the family and the classroom (e.g. Hertz-Lazarowitz and Sharan, 1984;Chase-Lansdale et al, 1995). T he findings of this study remind us that how children and adolescents construe success has a profound effect on their prosocial orientation and behaviour.…”

The relation of prosocial orientation to peer interactions, family social environment and personality of Chinese adolescents

“…In view of the literature in prosocial behavior and with the application of the theory of planned behavior, we agree that such comparative contributions are reasonable. There have been claims about promoting prosocial behaviors in the family and the classroom (e.g., Chase-Lansdale, Wakschlag, & Brooks-Gunn, 1995;Hertz-Lazarowitz & Sharan, 1984). Perhaps, the first step is to develop children's prosocial orientation.…”

Bully/victim problems and their association with Machiavellianism and self‐efficacy in Greek primary school children

“…Moreover, our data are interesting because it is known that certain types of school programmes and teaching techniques which promote academic self-efficacy can also support prosocial dispositions and behaviours (Bronson, 2000;Ford, 1982). For example, cooperative learning techniques that reduce the negative aspects of competition not only help children to regulate their cognitive abilities independently in order to reach selfselected goals and internal performance standards but also promote cooperation, reduce conflict and increase prosocial behaviour (Hertz-Lazarowitz & Sharan, 1984). Thus, anti-bullying interventions might profit from a greater focus on promoting mastery-oriented motivation and greater self-efficacy for learning and performance.…”