ISBN:
9780340732083
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (462 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Friends and Enemies
DDC:
303.3/27
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Theoretical and historical roots of peer relations and research; The nature of the child: normal and abnormal patterns of development; Putting peer relations research to work: helping individuals in distress; Putting peer relations research to work in the service of society; Determining the long-term importance of peer relations in childhood; Peer relations research and the community mental health movement; Inclusiveness in schools and the social interaction of pupils
Description / Table of Contents:
Cultural diversity in schools and relations among pupilsInterpersonal relationships and the search for happiness in life; Where to from here?; 2. The importance of peer relations; Children's friendships as the foundation for intimate relationships in later life; Successful peer relations and children's happiness; Children's peer relations: cause or effect of life-long adjustment or maladjustment?; 3. Where does social competence come from?; Children's temperaments: the joint gift of nature and nurture?; Attachment; Child-rearing; Socialization research in the third millennium
Description / Table of Contents:
Socialization by peersSiblings as coaches in peer relations; So, what is the cause?; 4. Peer relations and success at school; Social competence and its effects on cognitive development; What aspects of social development mediate learning?; Friendship and cognitive growth; Montessori schooling: planned social interaction in learning; The contribution of friendship to adjustment following school transitions; Applying the findings: cooperative learning; Peer tutoring; Putting learning first; 5. Defining social competence; Trait vs situationally specific approaches
Description / Table of Contents:
Social competence vs conformitySocial vs general competence; Social competence as outcome or process; Social competence as capacity or as demonstrated knowledge; Social competence as dependent on development stage; Social competence as relational competence; The social competence of groups; What social competence looks like: behaviours associated with social competence and incompetence; Aggression as an obstacle to peer acceptance; Shyness and social competence; Models of social competence: a brief guide for the perplexed; 6. Techniques for assessing children's peer relations; The 'real test'
Description / Table of Contents:
Psychometric properties and main characteristics of nominationsEthics in sociometric nominations; Observational methods; Children's self-reports: a distorted mirror?; Information from individuals in the child's social world; Studying peer relations in contexts that are difficult to access: peer relations research goes high tech; Methodology in the third millennium; 7. Relationships at the dyadic level; The beginnings of friendship in early childhood; What causes friendships to form and be maintained?; Proximity; Shared activities; Similarity; Tangible support, instrumental assistance
Description / Table of Contents:
Intimacy and self-disclosure
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
