Glossary P

Glossary P

Pedophilia refers to a Paraphilia involving strong sexual attraction toward children. Pedophilia A paraphilia in which an adult's sexual urges are directed toward children.

Peer acceptance is a measure of a person"s likability or dislikability in the eyes of peers.

Peer coaching refers to a type of peer consulting where pairs of teachers visit each other's classrooms, and assess performance based on pre-agreed criteria. Please see also Evaluation - Teaching, faculty association and collaboration, self -assessment - teachers

Peer conformity refers to the tendency of an individual to go along with the wishes of his/her peers or to yield to peer-gr

Peer consulting means collaboration with co-workers or co-practitioners, in this context generally students and teachers, for the purposes of dealing with common problems or issues, arriving at consensus, or assessment of performance. Please see also Career consulting, Collaborative learning, faculty association and collaboration, institutional environment, mentoring, peer coaching, peer review, teaching practices

Peer counselor refers to a non-professional person who has learned basic counseling skills.

Peer group refers to a confederation of peers that interact regularly, defines a sense of membership, and formulates norms that specify how members are supposed to look, think, act.

Peer Group Pressure means suppressing doubt and resistance to new ideas by exploiting the need to belong.