Peer Groups and Children's Development

• Focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescence
• Considers peer groups in classrooms, friendships made within and outside of school, and the groups that children participate in for extra-curricular activities
• Includes a final summary which brings together the significant implications for theory, policy and practice
• Unique in that no other volume reviews and integrates literature relating to peer groups in both classroom and out-of-class settings
• Addresses the research interests of psychologists and educationalists, as well as the practical concerns of teachers, parents, counsellors, and policy makers

Keywords: Social Development, Peer groups, children, education, development, social, teaching, classroom, learning, playground, relationships