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ERIC Number: EJ473175
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Evaluating the Social Competence of Young Children: A Review of the Literature.
Saunders, Sunny A.; Green, Virginia
Early Child Development and Care, v87 p39-46 1993
Reviews research available on the development and evaluation of social competence of young children, focusing on children age one through six years. Finds no universally accepted definition of social competence, and notes that social competence is a complex construct involving interrelationships of cognitive, social, and biological factors. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Literature Reviews, Preschool Children, Social Cognition, Social Influences
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Behavior