Settling into School: The Importance of Early Friendships for the Development of Children's Social Understanding and Communicative Competence.

Faulkner, Dorothy; Miell, Dorothy

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ERIC Number: EJ462983

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Publication Date: 1993

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Settling into School: The Importance of Early Friendships for the Development of Children's Social Understanding and Communicative Competence.

Faulkner, Dorothy; Miell, Dorothy

International Journal of Early Years Education, v1 n1 p23-45 Spr 1993

Reports the findings from a pilot study that investigated the effects of friendship on four and five year olds during their first term in school. Results suggested that friendship played an important part in developing children's social and communicative competencies and influenced children's performance in classroom-based learning activities. (BB)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Social Isolation, Student Adjustment, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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