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Critical Issues in Measuring and Teaching Social Problem-solving in Early Childhood Research

Hardy, J. K., Mere-Cook, Y., & Yang, H.-W.
October
2024

From the abstract: "Young children’s social-emotional competence is predictive of their later success in school. Social problem-solving is a key component of social-emotional competence. While there is research to suggest we can effectively support young children in developing social problem-solving skills, further work is needed to advance our understanding of how to operationalize, measure, and provide interventions on social problem-solving skills. It is particularly important to understand how to support social problem-solving skills in children with disabilities and diverse functional repertoires. We outline critical issues related to operationalizing, measuring, and teaching social problem-solving and propose 19 recommendations for addressing these critical issues. We suggest future directions for research in social problem-solving centering around four key questions."

Citation

Hardy, J. K., Mere-Cook, Y., & Yang, H.-W. (2024). Critical Issues in Measuring and Teaching Social Problem-solving in Early Childhood Research. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. DOI: 10.1177/02711214241288214

DOI

10.1177/02711214241288214