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ERIC Number: EJ567812
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Children's Development within Peer Groups: Using Composite Social Maps to Identify Peer Networks and to Study Their Influences.
Kindermann, Thomas
New Directions for Child Development, n80 p55-82 Sum 1998
Presents a network-assessment technique and examples showing how group experiences affect children's behavior. Compares classical sociometry and the use of composite social maps. Discusses quantifying peer-network information, using peer-network profiles as context descriptors, and identifying change in children and networks. Shows that peer-group characteristics appear to determine a child's developmental trajectory within the academic domain. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Individual Development, Measurement Techniques, Network Analysis, Peer Acceptance, Peer Evaluation, Peer Groups, Peer Relationship, Profiles, Social Networks, Sociometric Techniques
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Mapping
Note: Theme issue topic: "Sociometry Then and Now: Building on Six Decades of Measuring Children's Experiences with the Peer Group." For journal availability see New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development.