Making friends : the influences of culture and development /

Making friends : the influences of culture and development / edited by Luanna H. Meyer [and others] ; [foreword by Concha Delgado-Gaitan]. - xxv, 425 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Children, youth, and change. . - Children, youth & change. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Editors -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction - Postmodern Pedagogy: Toward a Kinder, Gentler Nation? -- Theory and Perspectives for the Study of Children -- Participatory Research Approaches for the Study of the Social Relationships of Children and Youth -- The Academy and the Street: Using Community Fieldworkers to Study Children's Social Relations in School -- Parental Visions of "Una Vida Normal/A Normal Life": Cultural Variations on a Theme -- Childhood -- Making Friends in Preschool: Friendship Patterns of Young Children with Disabilities -- Friends and Acquaintances: Evolving Relationships in an Inclusive Elementary School -- Promoting Inclusive Behavior in Inclusive Classrooms: "You Can't Say You Can't Play" -- Children's Perceptions of Equity in Peer Interactions -- Reciprocity and Friendships: Listening to the Voices of Children and Youth with and without Disabilities -- Early Adolescence -- Intimacy and Conflict: The Dynamics of Boys' and Girls' Friendships During Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence -- Frames of Friendship: Social Relationships Among Adolescents with Diverse Abilities -- Adolescence to Young Adulthood -- Social Friendships and Networks Among African American Children and Youth -- Negotiating the Maze: Adolescents' Cross-Ethnic Peer Relations in Ethnically Diverse Schools -- Understanding the Gang Culture and How it Relates to Society and School -- Supporting Deaf-Blind Students to Develop Social Relationships: Listening to Deaf-Blind Communities -- Social Relationships or No Relationships: Social Experiences at Worksites -- Reflections and Perspectives and Belonging -- Culturally Relevant Antibias Learning Communities: Teaching Umoja -- Children's Coping at School: The Relevance of "Failure" and Cooperative Learning for Enduring Peer and Academic Success -- Connecting with Community: Kids Need Kids -- The Man from Mars -- Where Do We Go from Here? Future Directions for Research and Development to Support the Social Lives of Children and Youth -- Prerequisites for Satisfactory Relationships -- Friendships of Many Kinds: Valuing the Choices of Children and Youth with Disabilities -- Directions and Recommendations for Future Research: Integrating the Academic and Social Lives of America's Children and Youth -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. II. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. III. 9. 10. IV. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. V. 16. 17. 18. 19. VI. 20. 21. 22.

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Friendship in children--United States
Social skills in children--United States
Child development--United States
Multicultural education--United States.

HQ784.F7 / M25 1998

305.231

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