TY  - BOOK
AB  - Competition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships. Kohn argues that we need to restructure our institutions so that one person's success does not depend on another's failure. For this revised edition, he adds a detailed account of how students can learn more effectively by working cooperatively in the classroom instead of struggling to be Number One.--From publisher description.
AU  - Kohn, Alfie.
CN  - HM291
CN  - HM291
ET  - Revised edition.
ID  - 1387876
KW  - Competition (Psychology)
KW  - Cooperativeness.
KW  - Aggressiveness.
KW  - Social interaction
KW  - Aggression.
KW  - Competetive Behavior.
KW  - Cooperative Behavior.
KW  - Interpersonal Relations.
KW  - Aggressiveness.
KW  - Competition (Psychology)
KW  - Cooperativeness.
KW  - Social interaction.
KW  - Wettbewerb
KW  - Aggression
KW  - Kooperation
KW  - Sozialpsychologie
KW  - Wedijver.
KW  - Maatschappijkritiek.
KW  - Samenwerking.
KW  - Culturele aspecten.
KW  - COMPETENCIA (PSICOLOGIA)
KW  - AGRESIVIDAD (PSICOLOGIA)
KW  - INTERACCION SOCIAL.
N2  - Competition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships. Kohn argues that we need to restructure our institutions so that one person's success does not depend on another's failure. For this revised edition, he adds a detailed account of how students can learn more effectively by working cooperatively in the classroom instead of struggling to be Number One.--From publisher description.
SN  - 0395631254
SN  - 9780395631256
T1  - No contest :the case against competition /
TI  - No contest :the case against competition /
ER  -