Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality

A developmental model of children's understanding of nationality (Nationality Perspective-Taking Ability or NPTA) was proposed and evaluated in this study.The NPTA model expands extant definitions and provides a theoretical foundation for the developmental progression of national identity.Chil...

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Main Author: Stephen Quintana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hipatia Press 2012-02-01
Series:International Journal of Educational Psychology
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Online Access:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep/article/view/181
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description A developmental model of children's understanding of nationality (Nationality Perspective-Taking Ability or NPTA) was proposed and evaluated in this study.The NPTA model expands extant definitions and provides a theoretical foundation for the developmental progression of national identity.Children (Mean age = 9.33 years) from Latin American and Asian countries who were sojourners in the U. S. for an average of 20.70 months were administered the NPTA assessment and scored according to the NPTA model.Results indicated children's understanding of nationality was predicted by children's chronological age and by the amount of their cross-national exposure.Additionally, the relative importance of children's identification with their national, racial and linguistic status was explored.A developmental trend revealed that children's identification with nationality increases across age while identification with racial status declines across age.
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spelling doaj.art-976402c34896434f976df5e32198c8f32022-12-22T02:44:37ZengHipatia PressInternational Journal of Educational Psychology2014-35912012-02-011110.4471/ijep.2012.02Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of NationalityStephen Quintana0University of Wisconsin - Madison A developmental model of children's understanding of nationality (Nationality Perspective-Taking Ability or NPTA) was proposed and evaluated in this study.The NPTA model expands extant definitions and provides a theoretical foundation for the developmental progression of national identity.Children (Mean age = 9.33 years) from Latin American and Asian countries who were sojourners in the U. S. for an average of 20.70 months were administered the NPTA assessment and scored according to the NPTA model.Results indicated children's understanding of nationality was predicted by children's chronological age and by the amount of their cross-national exposure.Additionally, the relative importance of children's identification with their national, racial and linguistic status was explored.A developmental trend revealed that children's identification with nationality increases across age while identification with racial status declines across age. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijep/article/view/181childrennationalityidentitydevelopmentrace
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Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality
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nationality
identity
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race
title Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality
title_full Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality
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title_full_unstemmed Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality
title_short Sojourner Children’s Developmental Understanding of Nationality
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nationality
identity
development
race
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