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EJ372532 PS515788

Title: Multiple Sources of Data on Social Behavior and Social Status in the School: A Cross-Age Comparison.
Author(s): Cole, John D.; Dodge, Kenneth A.
Source: Child Development, v59 n3 p815-29 Jun 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1988
Target Audience: Researchers

Results generated by peers, teachers, and unbiased observers converged in some behavioral domains and diverged in others. All three sources provided similar pictures of the relation between aggression and status, although observations of third grade boys did not yield sufficient frequencies of aggression to allow meaningful conclusions. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences; Aggression; *Check Lists; Child Neglect; Elementary Education; *Elementary School Students; *Observation; *Peer Groups; Prosocial Behavior; *Rating Scales; Rejection (Psychology); Sociometric Techniques; *Teachers
Identifiers: Intermethod Agreement; *Multiple Measures Approach; Sociometric Status