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Children's Development within Peer Groups: Using Composite Social Maps to Identify Peer Networks and to Study Their Influences.

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Kindermann, Thomas – New Directions for Child Development, 1998

Presents a network-assessment technique and examples showing how group experiences affect children's behavior. Compares classical sociometry and the use of composite social maps. Discusses quantifying peer-network information, using peer-network profiles as context descriptors, and identifying change in children and networks. Shows that peer-group…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Group Dynamics, Group Structure