ISBN:
9781405179447
,
9781405179454
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 233 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Understanding children's worlds
Parallel Title:
Print version Peer Groups and Children's Development
DDC:
155.418
Keywords:
Friendship in children
;
Age groups
;
Interpersonal relations in children
;
Child development
Abstract:
Peer Groups and Children's Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development: Focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescence; Considers peer groups in classrooms, friendships made within and outside of school, and the groups that children participate in for extra-curricular activities; Includes a final summary which brings together the significant implications for theory, policy and practice; Uniq
Abstract:
Peer Groups and Children's Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development Focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescenceConsiders peer groups in classrooms, friendships made within and outside of school, and the groups that children participate in for extra-curricular activitiesIncludes a final summary which brings together the significant implications for theory, policy and practiceUnique in t
Description / Table of Contents:
Peer Groups and Children's Development; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Peer Groups in a Cultural Context; Introduction; Cultural Dependency; Theoretical Framework; Peer Groups and Children's Development; Chapter 2 Peer Groups and Classroom Structure; Introduction; The Peer Group Structure of Classes; The Structure of Classroom Subgroups; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 3 Performance and Cooperation in Classrooms; Introduction; Whole-Class Interaction and the Performance Mode; Subgroup Interaction and the Cooperative Mode; Summary and Conclusions
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 4 Cooperative Interaction and Curriculum MasteryIntroduction; Piagetian Perspectives on Cooperative Interaction; Assistance and Cooperative Interaction; The Social Impact of Classroom Interaction; Chapter 5 Friendship, Status, and Centrality; Introduction; Children's Friendships; Peer Status in Formal Groups; Status in Friendship Groups; Chapter 6 Individual Differences in Informal Experiences; Introduction; Varying Experiences of Status; Friendship and Status Compared; Continuity and Change; Chapter 7 Social and Personal Adjustment; Introduction; Peer Groups and Antisocial Behavior
Description / Table of Contents:
Peer Groups and Personal AdjustmentSummary and Conclusions; Chapter 8 School Performance Revisited; Introduction; Peer Groups and Educational Failure; Diverse Consequences of Friendship; Classroom Practice and Developmental Outcomes; Chapter 9 Implications for Practice and Future Research; Summary and Introduction; Remedial Work with Individuals; Qualified Endorsement of the Cooperative Approach; Future Research and Theoretical Development; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1002/9781444318098
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