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Development and Maintenance of Prosocial Behavior pp 423–443Cite as

Enhancing Prosocial Behavior through Cooperative Learning in the Classroom

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Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Social Justice ((BLSC,volume 31))

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One of the primary institutions for socialization in society is the school. The entire school and classroom system can be viewed as a critical arena for the study and development of prosocial behavior. However, to date, a substantial amount of research and theoretical writing has accumulated concerning how parental childrearing at home, and other adult influences outside the school system, contribute to the development of positive behavior in children (Staub, 1978, 1979). In recent publications, several attempts have been made to apply theoretical concepts and laboratory findings to other social settings, especially to schools (Bar-Tal, 1978; Bar-Tal & Raviv, 1982; Harris, Eisenberg, & Carroll, 1982; Staub, 1981). The assumption is that a “teacher” replaces the “parent” in the socialization sequence and thus the same processes that enhance prosocial behavior in general are applicable to teacher-student relationships in the classroom. However, since there are very few research findings to support such an assumption, one may question its validity especially in light of the vast differences between “life in the classroom” (Jackson, 1968) and in the home environment.

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  1. School of Education, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel

    Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz

  2. School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Shlomo Sharan

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

    Ervin Staub

  2. School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Daniel Bar-Tal

  3. Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    Jerzy Karylowski

  4. Department of Psychology, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland

    Janusz Reykowski

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Hertz-Lazarowitz, R., Sharan, S. (1984). Enhancing Prosocial Behavior through Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. In: Staub, E., Bar-Tal, D., Karylowski, J., Reykowski, J. (eds) Development and Maintenance of Prosocial Behavior. Critical Issues in Social Justice, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2645-8_26

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