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Peer reviewedHelwig, Charles C.; Kim, Susan – Child Development, 1999
Examined elementary students' evaluations of decision-making procedures in different social contexts. Found that consensus was preferred in peer and family contexts and authority-based procedures were preferred for school curricular decisions. Older children were more likely than younger to consider how children's limited knowledge and competence…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Competence, Context Effect
