This study suggests that children 3-8 years old are not totally egocentric but have some capacity for responding empathically to another person's perspective and point of view. (Author/WY)

Paper presented at the Merrill-Palmer Conference on Research and Teaching of Infant Development, February 13-15, 1970. (JE)

The first requirement for being humane is the recognition of humanity. (JH)

Extends the rationale for integrating handicapped with nonhandicapped children to include the mainstreaming of infants in group care programs. (RH)

With special emphasis on the implications of research findings, issues related to play and learning in general are examined and related to information about the play of handicapped children. Concluding remarks focus on the issue of whether handicapped children can be helped to optimal development through play. (RH)

The study was undertaken to determine if there were differences in the social perception of 23 learning disabled (LD) and 34 nonLD elementary school children. Results showed that LD children were less accurate in their perception of social interactions than normal children. (Author/SB)

Traces the concept of solitary play through a review of the available research, queries whether solitary play is an indicator of social immaturity or autonomous achievement striving, and calls for further research in this area. (Author/MP)

Some significant relationships were established between certain observable behaviors and Wechsler performance test scores earned by 104 hearing-impaired persons, all students or former students at a state residential school for the deaf. (Author)

The role of parents in promoting affective development and interpersonal competence in gifted and talented children is probed. (CL)

Focusing on children in preschool or early school settings, this paper attempts to identify research-based uses of the term social competence and to formulate a definition reflecting consensus across different research perspectives. (Author/SB)

This article argues that educating tomorrow's adults isn't simply about teaching students the quadratic equation or the date Columbus sailed to the new world. Social and emotional development is also an important component in student's development. (GCP)