Is Interpersonal Power Exercised in Groups of Early School Children in the Classroom Context?.

Whitington, Victoria

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ERIC Number: EJ641777

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Is Interpersonal Power Exercised in Groups of Early School Children in the Classroom Context?

Whitington, Victoria

Early Child Development and Care, v170 p77-92 Nov 2001

Argues that research into the power relations between young children has the potential to provide new insight into children's relations with their peers. Maintains that without such insight, understanding of peer relations can be only partial. Discusses seven themes for the analysis of interpersonal power in children's peer relations. Offers recommendations about how children's peer relations might be studied. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Competence, Models, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Power Structure, Research Needs, Social Cognition, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on: "The Power of Choice in Early Childhood--Research or Rhetoric? Part 1."