Being in first grade: Consequential social interaction Date of
Award Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cultural Foundations of
Education Social interaction, First-grade, Consequential
interaction Education | Social and Philosophical Foundations of
Education Children are the foundation for each generation to
come. This qualitative study was conducted in the first grade of
a rural upstate New York elementary school using participant
observation and interview. An analysis of the data derived from
this study, suggested that early elementary school students,
especially first graders would benefit from careful scrutiny of
their social interactions and their physical context during
their school day. One finding of the study focused on the
interactions between adults and students in the classroom.
Analysis of data suggests that classroom aides could treat
students more respectfully. Another finding was concerned with
the furnishings in the classroom. Observation determined a poor
fit between some of the students and their d