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ERIC Number: EJ244709
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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Children's Social Cognition: Recent Psychological Research and Its Implications for Social and Political Education.
Torney-Purta, Judith V.
Teaching Political Science, v8 n3 p297-318 Apr 1981
Reviews research on social cognition, perspective taking, social conventions, children's views of social institutions, modeling, and altruistic or prosocial behavior. Goals for social education include developing models for social education program evaluation derived from research on social cognition and exploring research methods which recognize processes that enhance social cognition. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Political Science, Research Needs, Social Cognition, Social Studies, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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