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1. Communication of Children with Other People and Social Support = La communication de l'enfant et l'appui social.

Author

Vitanova, Nadejda

Abstract

Using pattern observation, this study examined the relationship between communication in a small group of children and basic parameters of social support (quantity, content, structure, and function of the communication). Researchers observed two separate groups. Subjects were 77 children (54 girls and 23 boys), ages 5-7. Data showed that: (1) when children were engaged in activities, a child's specific position in an activity created conditions for communication skill development; (2) exchange of opinions arose spontaneously out of practical necessity during activities; (3) level of communication effectiveness influenced the emotional satisfaction of the child; (4) status level, number of children, connections between children, and the emotional expansiveness and satisfaction of children within the group all affected a child's self-perception; and (5) social support afforded children opportunities to expand the adaptive nature of their own behavior. Contains 12 references. (JW)

Published
1995

2. Educational Research in Relation to the Rights of the Child (Les Sciences De L'Education en Relation Aux Droits De L'Enfant).

Author

Van Herreweghe, M. L.

Abstract

This collection of 24 articles explores how educational research, programs and policies in several countries are related to the issue of children's rights. Several of the collected articles focus on aspects of children's experience and development. Group membership, children's right to happiness, the development of an optimistic outlook among children, students' responsibilities, growing up at school, socialization, personality development, psychological effects of educational programs on immigrant children, the position of the teacher discussing controversial issues, the orientation of children toward work, child abuse and neglect, the human rights of the juvenile delinquent, and individual differences of children are among the topics discussed. Some of the articles explore social conditions and describe institutional practices. The relationship of class differences and equality of opportunity, educational practices and the rights of infants, education in the German Democratic Republic, sexual differentiation in educational programs, and problems of sanitation, education and society are among the topics discussed. Additionally, several articles examine the nature and methods of educational research and suggest future directions for such research. (Author/RH)

Published
1979