Sociometry as a method for investigating peer relationships: What does it actually measure?

Educational Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-144

  Košir, Katja ^a   Pečjak, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Peer interpersonal assessment; Peer perceived popularity; Social status; Sociometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 15744398845     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188042000337604     Document Type: Article

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