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EJ473175 PS520992
Title: Evaluating the Social Competence of Young Children: A Review of the Literature.Author(s): Saunders, Sunny A.; Green, Virginia
Source: Early Child Development and Care, v87 p39-46 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0300-4430
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1994
Reviews research
available on the development and evaluation of social competence
of young children, focusing on children age one through six years.
Finds no universally accepted definition of social competence, and
notes that social competence is a complex construct involving interrelationships
of cognitive, social, and biological factors. (MM)
Descriptors: *Child Development; Cognitive Development; Early Childhood
Education; *Interpersonal Competence; Interpersonal Relationship;
Literature Reviews; *Preschool Children; *Social Cognition; Social
Influences
Identifiers: Child Behavior
