Peer relations and friendship in childhood

Beyazkurk D., Anliak S., Dincer C.

EGITIM ARASTIRMALARI-EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, vol.7, no.26, pp.13-26, 2007 (SSCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 26
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: EGITIM ARASTIRMALARI-EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-26
  • Keywords: peer relations, childhood, friendship, SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT, YOUNG-CHILDREN, QUALITY, PERCEPTIONS, PREVENTION, PRESCHOOL, MIDDLE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Peer relations help children to gain knowledge and skills for interpersonal relationships to solve problems and to cope with difficulties by supporting children in a cooperative and sharing environment. Peer relations improve in different stages along with physical, cognitive, moral, social, and emotional developmental areas of children. However, it should be stated that every child has an unique development in peer relations. In order to understand the relationships of children with their peers, features of social behaviors, differences, family problems and social status should be taken into account. Besides educators both parents and other adults who have significant roles in children's lives have important duties to help children in coping with diffuculties and finding alternative solutions to the problems that children have encountered in their daily lives.