How does the social environment (e.g., peers, teachers, society) influence children’s and adolescents’ decisions and reasoning about the social inclusion of minority students?
How does children’s social perception of group norms relate to their own inclusiveness in peer relations?
How can we promote inclusive and prosocial norms in the classroom?
Barth, C. & Grütter, J. (2024). Inclusive Classroom Norms and Children’s Expectations of Inclusion of Peers With Learning Difficulties in Their Social World. Journal of School Psychology, 104, 101312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101312
Tschopp, C., Barth, C., & Grütter, J. (2022). Bewertung eines sozialen Ausschlusses aufgrund eines sonderpädagogischen Förderbedarfs mit Schwerpunkt Lernen oder Verhalten durch Lehrpersonen und Lehramtsstudierende: Befunde auf Lehrpersonenebene aus der Intervention" Freundschaften fördern in heterogenen Lerngruppen". PraxisForschungLehrer* innenBildung. Zeitschrift für Schul-und Professionsentwicklung., 4(5), 170-188. https://doi.org/10.11576/pflb-5735
Barth, C., Paukstat, V., & Grütter, J. (2021, August 25 - 27). The Role of Supportive Teacher Student Relationships for Social Participation in Ethnically Diverse Classrooms. In P. Jugert (Chair), The Role of Student-Teacher Relationships for Students’ Identity, Social and Learning Outcomes in Culturally Diverse Schools [Symposium]. 3rd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference (CDME), Online Conference. Retrieved from osf.io/y92n3
Grütter, J., Barth, C., Tschopp, C., & Buholzer, A. (2021, August 25 - 27). Perceived Intergroup Relations, Inclusion and Friendship in Multicultural Schools: Findings from a Multilevel Intergroup Intervention. In J. Grütter (Chair), Promoting Social Belongingness, Inclusion, and Positive Intergroup Attitudes in Multicultural Schools: Novel findings from Different Intergroup Contexts [Symposium]. 3rd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference (CDME), Online Conference. Retrieved from osf.io/r25uq
Grütter, J., Barth, C., Tschopp, C., & Buholzer, A. (2021, November 3 - 7). Teachers’ Emotional Reactions and Reasoning about Social Exclusion Based on Learning Difficulties and Hyperactive Behavior. In H. Beissert, J. Grütter, & K.L. Mulvey (Chairs), The Role of Teachers in Social Exclusion in the Classroom [Symposium]. 47th Annual Conference of the Association for Moral Education (AME), Online Conference.
Barth, C., Grütter, J. (2022, June 9 - 10). The Role of Inclusive Classroom Norms for Children’s Reasoning About Social Exclusion Based on Learning Difficulties [Paper presentation]. 3rd Conference on the Social Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Education, Zurich, Switzerland.
Grütter, J., Tschopp, C., Barth, C., & Buholzer, A. (2022, June 9 - 10). The Friendship Project: Promoting Cross-Group Friendships in Heterogenous Classrooms [Paper presentation]. 3rd Conference on the Social Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Education, Zurich, Switzerland.
Grütter, J., Barth, C., Aréchar, A., & Rizzo, M. (2022, June 19 - 23). Children’s evaluations of global, local, and interpersonal inequalities: First insights from Nepal and Switzerland. In B. Gonul & M. Killen (Chairs), Children’s and Adolescents’ Approaches to Social and Economic Inequalities: Insights from Diverse Cultural Contexts [Symposium]. 26th Biennial meeting of the ISSBD, Rhodes, Greece.
Barth, C. & Grütter J. (2023, March 23 – 25). Adolescents’ Perceptions of Social Mobility in Relation to Their Career Aspirations: First Insights from Nepal. In A. Burkholder (Chair), Youth’s Conceptions of Prejudice and Inequality Across Contexts: Evidence from Asia, Europe, and North America [Symposium]. SRCD 2023 Biennial meeting, Salt Lake City, USA.
Grütter, J. & Barth, C. (2023, March 23 – 25). Children’s Evaluation of Bystander Behavior in Intergroup Situations: The Role of Peer Group Dynamics and First Insights from a School-Based Intervention Program. In J. Peplak & J.Grütter (Chairs), Facilitating Positive Intergroup Relations: Research on Children’s and Adolescents’ Outgroup Prosociality [Symposium]. SRCD 2023 Biennial meeting, Salt Lake City, USA.
Grütter, J., Barth, C., & Kovacevic, Z. (2023, March 23 – 25). Fostering Cross-Group Friendships and Inclusion in Schools: Recent Findings from the Friendship Project – A Multilevel Intergroup Intervention. In L. Elenbaas (Chair), Facilitators of Gatekeepers: The Roles of Parents and Teachers in Children’s and Adolescents’ Intergroup Interactions [Symposium]. SRCD 2023 Biennial meeting, Salt Lake City, USA.
Barth, C., Grütter, J. (2023, March 23 – 25). The Role of Inclusive Classroom Norms for Children’s Reasoning About Social Exclusion Based on Learning Difficulties [Poster Presentation]. SRCD 2023 Biennial meeting, Salt Lake City, USA.
Barth, C., Krukowski, E., & Grütter, J. (2024, June 16 – 20). Promoting Peer Inclusivity in the Classroom: The Role of Teacher-Student Relations and Responsibility for Classroom Social Dynamics. In A. Hitti & L. Elenbaas (Chairs), The role of authority figures in supporting children’s and adolescents’ intergroup interactions [Symposium]. 27th Biennial Meeting of the ISSBD, Lisbon, Portugal.
September 2021 - present:
Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate, AG Grütter at the University of Konstanz
Dissertation topic: "What do others think? The role of group norms, peer relations, and social perspective taking in the development of positive intergroup relations and societal fairness".
October 2020 - August 2021:
M.Sc. Psychology, focus on Clinical Psychology at the University of Konstanz
Thesis: “The role of inclusive classroom norms in promoting positive intergroup attitudes towards children with special educational needs”.
October 2016 - September 2020:
B.Sc. Psychology at the University of Konstanz
Thesis: “Giving and taking: Developmental influences on children’s resource allocation behavior in the Dictator game”.