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Peer reviewedHowes, Carollee – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1988
Sex cleavages in toddler and preschool peer groups were investigated in two studies. In the first study, playmate preferences and initiations and responses to friends were examined during the free play of toddlers in day care centers. In the second study, cross-sex friendships in toddlers and preschool children were examined. (PCB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Relationship
Download full textHowes, Carollee – 1985
Are children's same-sex affiliations due to genetically sex-linked behavioral tendencies or are they a result of power and privilege differentials in the larger society that discourage girls from engaging in cross-sex interaction? Sex cleavages in naturally occurring toddler peer groups were investigated by examining playmate preferences and…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Friendship, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewedHowes, Carollee – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1988
Cross-sectional and longitudinal study of one- to six-year-olds in full-time child care assessed sequences and individual differences in development of social competence with peers. Study collects most extensive and varied data to date. Findings concern stability of individual differences, social classifications, influences of variations in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Sectional Studies, Day Care, Developmental Stages
