Inmigración y escuela: un análisis sociométrico de la competencia social infantil percibida

Abstract

This research illustrates how immigrant and non-immigrant children differentiate themselves from
their peers in the area of social competence, in schools in Porto Alegre (Brazil). After translation,
adaptation and a reliability analysis of the instrument (Revised Class Play), it was applied on 32
immigrant children from different countries, who were living and studying in regular classes, together
with their classmates (543, making a total of 575 participants). Also, a socio-demographic character
identification was carried out among the participants to determine the groups’ profile. The data
obtained indicates a perception that the immigrant children were more isolated, less aggressive and
less sociable than their non-immigrant peers. This data contrasts with the perception of sociability
that the immigrant children had about themselves.