Early Peer Interaction: A Research Agenda.

Brownell, Celia A.; Hazen, Nancy

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ERIC Number: EJ590086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Early Peer Interaction: A Research Agenda.

Brownell, Celia A.; Hazen, Nancy

Early Education and Development, v10 n3 p403-13 Jul 1999

Proposes and briefly discusses several hypotheses concerning the unique developmental status of peer relations in the first three years of life. Analyzes the meaning of individual differences in very early peer competencies. Suggests that developmental differences in peer relations might translate into hypotheses regarding early individual differences in peer relations. (JS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship, Prediction, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Research Needs, Social Development, Toddlers

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue topic: "Early Peer Relationships."