Dawn DeLay|Laura D. Hanish|Carol Lynn Martin|Richard A. Fabes
Peer effects on Head Start children’s preschool competency.
Arizona State University
goals study investigate whether young children attending head start n 292 mage 43 years selected peers based preschool competency whether childrens levels preschool competency influenced peers levels preschool competency childrens peer interaction partners intensively observed several times week 1 academic year social network analyses revealed children selected peer interaction partners similar levels preschool competency influenced time partners levels preschool competency effects held even controlling several child eg sex language family factors eg financial strain parent education implications promoting preschool competency among head start children discussed psycinfo database record