EJ516737 PS524362
Title: School Entrance Age, Social Acceptance, and Self-Perception
in Kindergarten and 1st Grade.Author(s): Spitzer, Sue; And Others
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v10 n4 p433-50 Dec 1995
Publication Date: 1995
ISSN: 0885-2006
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1996
Two studies
examined the effect of school entrance age on the social acceptance
and self-perceptions of kindergarten and first-grade children. Teachers'
ratings and peer nominations described initial social problems in
youngest children, which were overcome by first grade. Found no
differences in self-reported school adjustment, loneliness, perceptions
of competence, or acceptance related to school entry age. (HTH)
Descriptors: Age Differences; *Elementary School Students; Grade
1; Kindergarten; *Peer Acceptance; Primary Education; *School Entrance
Age; *Self Concept; Student Adjustment
