Discussion: Schools, Peers, and Media Influences on Childhood Behavior and Beliefs
Schools, peers, and the media can impact a child's development. In schools, teachers play a role in encouraging academic success and student involvement. The characteristics of the school itself also can influence student involvement. For example, larger schools increase the sense of anonymity in students, and teachers are often hard-pressed to provide individualized instruction.
Peers aid in socialization, often through the act of play. Even young children begin to prefer to play with other children rather than play by themselves or with adults. Children often model their behaviors based on their peers. Peers can reinforce behaviors (which may be desirable or undesirable by caregivers or teachers), encourage socially appropriate behavior and attitudes, establish age-related values, and help children learn how to interact with others.
Although television and electronic media impact a child's development, keep in mind that they only provide the medium for delivery of the message. The medium itself is neither inherently good nor bad. However, the harmful effects of television content (e.g., violence can increase aggressive behavior in viewers; stereotyped portrayals of ethnic and minority groups can leave viewers with inaccurate beliefs about these groups) are more readily recalled than the beneficial influences of some content (e.g., programs such as
Sesame Street
teach basic cognitive and pro-social skills to their young viewers).
For this Discussion, you will examine social-development theories as they relate to the impact of schools, peers, and media.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider social-emotional development theories as they relate to the impact of schools, peers, and media.
Select a current event or news item about a child/children in which the impact of schools, peers, or media was integral.
By Day 4
Post a brief description of the event or news item you selected. Then conceptualize and explain this event within the framework of social-emotional development theories. Be sure to include references to the impact of schools, peers, and/or media specific to the event or item. Provide a reference to the current event or news item and a link, if possible. Use proper APA format and citations.
By Day 6
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts and explain how diversity (e.g., culture, sexual orientation, gender beliefs) might impact individuals' responses to this event.
Return
to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting and answer any questions. Note what you have learned and/or any insights that you have gained as a result of your colleagues' comments.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 7 Discussion Rubric
Post by Day 4 and Respond by Day 6
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1. Discussion: Schools, Peers, and Media Influences on Childhood
Behavior and Beliefs
Schools, peers, and the media can impact a child's development.
In schools, teachers play a role in encouraging academic
success and student involvement. The characteristics of the
school itself also can influence student involvement. For
example, larger schools increase the sense of anonymity in
students, and teachers are often hard-pressed to provide
individualized instruction.
Peers aid in socialization, often through the act of play. Even
young children begin to prefer to play with other children rather
than play by themselves or with adults. Children often model
their behaviors based on their peers. Peers can reinforce
behaviors (which may be desirable or undesirable by caregivers
or teachers), encourage socially appropriate behavior and
attitudes, establish age-related values, and help children learn
how to interact with others.
Although television and electronic media impact a child's
development, keep in mind that they only provide the medium
for delivery of the message. The medium itself is neither
inherently good nor bad. However, the harmful effects of
television content (e.g., violence can increase aggressive
behavior in viewers; stereotyped portrayals of ethnic and
minority groups can leave viewers with inaccurate beliefs about
these groups) are more readily recalled than the beneficial
influences of some content (e.g., programs such as
Sesame Street
teach basic cognitive and pro-social skills to their young
viewers).
For this Discussion, you will examine social-development
theories as they relate to the impact of schools, peers, and
media.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider social-
emotional development theories as they relate to the impact of
2. schools, peers, and media.
Select a current event or news item about a child/children in
which the impact of schools, peers, or media was integral.
By Day 4
Post a brief description of the event or news item you selected.
Then conceptualize and explain this event within the framework
of social-emotional development theories. Be sure to include
references to the impact of schools, peers, and/or media specific
to the event or item. Provide a reference to the current event or
news item and a link, if possible. Use proper APA format and
citations.
By Day 6
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts and explain
how diversity (e.g., culture, sexual orientation, gender beliefs)
might impact individuals' responses to this event.
Return
to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your
initial posting and answer any questions. Note what you have
learned and/or any insights that you have gained as a result of
your colleagues' comments.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
To access your rubric:
Week 7 Discussion Rubric
Post by Day 4 and Respond by Day 6
