Musings: Gifted Children and the Gift of Friendship.

Gross, Miraca U. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ648885

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Publication Date: 2002

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Musings: Gifted Children and the Gift of Friendship.

Gross, Miraca U. M.

Understanding Our Gifted, v14 n3 p27-29 Spr 2002

A study of 700 children (ages 5-12) investigated whether children's conceptions of and expectations of friendship are determined by chronological age or by mental age. Results found children of differing intellectual abilities pass through the five conception stages of friendship at different ages and at different rates. (Contains 4 references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Friendship, Gifted, Intelligence Differences, Peer Relationship, Sex Differences, Social Development

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Language: English

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