Social competence in young children's peer relations: Patterns of development and change

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne A. Denham ◽  
Carolyn Zahn-Waxler ◽  
E. Mark Cummings ◽  
Ronald J. Iannotti
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Peer Relations

The State of Play in Schools

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Blatchford
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
The State ◽  
Peer Culture ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Adult Control ◽  
Negative View ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
The University

This paper concentrates on children's play during school breaktimes. Though neglected by researchers, it is one of the few occasions when children can play and interact in a relatively safe environment, free of adult control. The paper reports on a recent programme of research at the University of London Institute of Education. There are signs that the prevalence of a negative view about breaktime in schools is leading to more deliberate management and supervision of breaktimes, and a reduction in duration. Breaktime can be a time when aggression, teasing, and bullying take place, but this paper also reviews positive aspects of peer relations and games at breaktime, including opportunities for friendship development, social competence, and peer culture. An important challenge facing schools is achieving a balance between control over pupil behaviour, while facilitating pupil independence and social development.

scholarly journals Peer relations: The challenges of children with special needs

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-92
Author(s):  
Elsa Marta Soares ◽  
Ana Maria Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Social Competence ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Children With Special Needs ◽  
The Social

Children with special needs, due to the greater likelihood of developing a disorder in one or more areas of their development, and due to the obstacles they may find in the context, can have their social performance compromised, which can entail consequences in short and in long term. It is, therefore, essential to know the factors that may influence the development of their peer related social competence. Only then can the caregivers play an active role in order to increase the chances of stimulating these competencies. This review addresses the perspectives of different authors about the social development of children with their peers. It is at the convergence of each of these perspectives that one can find the complementarity needed to effectively understand the dynamism and the inter-relational characteristics inherent to social competence.

Gender-Specific Linkages of Affective Social Competence With Peer Relations in Preschool Children

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Dunsmore ◽  
Ryoichi J. P. Noguchi ◽  
Pamela W. Garner ◽  
Elizabeth C. Casey ◽  
Naureen Bhullar
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Gender Specific
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