The generalization and maintenance of social skills for at-risk preschool children : a comparison
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Charlotte Elizabeth Garriss (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Judith Niemeyer
Abstract: The current dissertation research project utilized a multiple baseline across subjects and across treatments design to investigate the effects of specific programming for the generalization and maintenance of social skills for 23 at-risk pre-kindergarten children. Two approaches to generalization, training competent peers and training target children, were paired with group socialization intervention activities to promote the generalization of social skills to a non-intervention setting and the maintenance of these skills over time. Frequency and duration of child-child social interaction were observed and recorded through use of videotaped observations of subjects during free play. Results of this study indicate that the benefits of social skills intervention are enhanced when when specific instructional strategies are employed to promote the generalization and maintenance of social skills acquired through intervention. Further findings support the training of socially competent peers as a useful strategy when attempting to promote the generalization of social skills to non-intervention settings and the maintenance of these skills over time.
The generalization and maintenance of social skills for at-risk preschool children : a comparison
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1994
- Subjects
- Social skills in children
- Learning disabilities $x Etiology
- Poor children
- Preschool children