Peer Groups and Children’s Development

<i>Peer Groups and Children’s Development</i> considers the experiences of school-aged children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual development <ul> <li>Focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescence</li> <li> <div>Considers peer groups in classrooms, friendships made within and outside of school, and the groups that children participate in for extra-curricular activities</div> </li> <li> <div>Includes a final summary which brings together the significant implications for theory, policy and practice</div> </li> <li> <div>Unique in that no other volume reviews and integrates literature relating to peer groups in both classroom and out-of-class settings</div> </li> <li> <div>Addresses the research interests of psychologists and educationalists, as well as the practical concerns of teachers, parents, counsellors, and policy makers</div> </li> </ul>