Guideposts for Study

1. How do infants and toddlers interact with other children, and how do young children choose playmates?

2. How do preschoolers and schoolchildren play, and how does play contribute to and reflect development?

3. How do relationships with peers change in middle childhood and adolescence, and what influences popularity?

4. What is friendship, and how does it change with age?

5. What purposes does early childhood education serve?

6. How do children make the transition to kindergarten and then to first grade?

7. What influences school achievement?

8. What happens to students who fall behind or drop out?

9. What factors affect educational and vocational planning and preparation?

10. How do schools meet the needs of children with learning problems?

11. How does exposure to television, popular music, and computers affect children's development?

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