Popularity and rejection in children's peer groups: A South African perspective

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Bonn, Marta ^a   Kruger, Pieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Classroom and playground behaviour; Peer group; Sociometric status; South african children

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442464176     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443961250101     Document Type: Article

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