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- Title
Classroom Placement and Twins' Social Behaviors in Elementary School: Providing Empirical Evidence to Inform Educational Policy.
- Authors
Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle; Bégin, Vincent; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle; Dionne, Ginette; Boivin, Michel
- Abstract
Classroom placement of twins is an ongoing issue for educational policy. Many educational jurisdictions have standard policy most commonly founded in the belief that separation supports individual identity, personal development and academic opportunity. This study examined the effects of classroom placement in a sample of 560 twin pairs whose behaviors were assessed from ages 5 to 12 years. We found no detrimental effect of classroom sharing on twins' social development. In contrast, this study provides evidence that educating twins together is associated with modest positive twins' behaviors and social functioning at school. Implications for educational policies are further discussed.
- Subjects
EDUCATION policy; ELEMENTARY schools; CLASSROOMS; MATURATION (Psychology); SOCIAL development
- Publication
Educational Policy, 2022, Vol 36, Issue 7, p1850
- ISSN
0895-9048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08959048211015626