The domain specific nature of children's self-perceptions of competence : an exploratory paradigm for understanding the social construction of self-knowledge in children

In recent years we have witnessed a burgeoning interest in the role socializing agents' play in the development of children's self-perceptions of competence. Outlined extensively by Harter (1981, 1982, 1985), the basic assumption underlying this work is that the self-concept is a multidime...

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Main Author: Dillabough, Jo-Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29598