Peer Groups and Children's Development: Psychological and Educational Perspectives (Understanding Childrens Worlds): 13 - Hardcover

Howe, Christine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405179457 ISBN 13: 9781405179454

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Peer Groups and Children's Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development Focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescence Considers peer groups in classrooms, friendships made within and outside of school, and the groups that children participate in for extra-curricular activities Includes a final summary which brings together the significant implications for theory, policy and practice Unique in that no other volume reviews and integrates literature relating to peer groups in both classroom and out-of-class settings Addresses the research interests of psychologists and educationalists, as well as the practical concerns of teachers, parents, counsellors, and policy makers

About this title

Review:

""Both undergraduate and graduate students and researchers in education, child
psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology would find the book, or
particular chapters, useful as they explore the nature of peer groups in educational settings.
Researchers in psychology will become better aware of the many facets of school and
classroom life that should be considered when studying children in the classroom context". (PsycCritiques, 8 December 2010)
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"The experiences of schoolchildren with their peer groups and the implications for social, personal and intellectual development are considered here, as Howe reviews and integrates literature relating to classroom and out-of-class settings. The text is intended to address psychologists' and educationalists' research concerns, as well as the practical concerns of teachers, parents, counsellors and policymakers." (Times Higher Education, November 2010)

From the Back Cover:

Peer Groups and Children's Development considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups.

The book looks at the formal peer groups that children are placed in for teaching and learning, covering such topics as the class size debate, mixed-ability vs. ability-based teaching, gender and classroom dialogue, and dialogic teaching and cooperative learning. Howe also provides an in-depth examination of the nature, causes, and consequences of a child's informal peer relationships, including those associated with cliques, friendships, and adolescent gangs.

Evidence presented throughout reveals how formal and informal aspects of peer groups interrelate to a great extent in determining patterns of development. This has significant implications for research and theory, as well as for the practical concerns of parents, teachers, counselors, school psychologists, and policy makers.

Informed by the latest research and scholarship, Peer Groups and Children's Development offers revelatory insights into the effects of peer relationships on a child's intellectual, personal and social development.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405179457
• ISBN 13: 9781405179454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248