A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Improve Social Competence in Early Childhood

摘要: s were eliminated from further consideration when any of the following conditions met: 1) The study focused exclusively on children birth to age 2, or grades kindergarten up; 2) typical without disabilities identified risk factors; 3) did not employ an intervention; 4) If intervention was offered, it include a school-based centerbased component (e.g., offered in residential setting, hospital, home); 5) dependent variable(s) under relate social competence; 6) designed primarily address needs with autism spectrum; 56 7) article research synthesis literature review meta-analysis); question existed regarding preceding conditions, abstract kept for full screening. Table 3 displays number titles reviewed, abstracts screened, and studies retained coding 3. Results electronic database search Search Engine Screened Coded/Included ERIC 13609 178 11 / 8 PsychINFO 4583 40 4 ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 1721 60 10 EBSCO Academic Premier 789 80 7 Education Complete 778 78 5 2 Government Printing Office publications 42 12 1 0 PapersFirst 13 largest proportion final analysis (16 out 25 total) resulted initial Digital Dissertations. PsychINFO, Premier, together contributed smaller (9 total), while GPO failed identify additional that passed screening process. Hand searches conducted publications: Journal Early Intervention, Child Development, Topics Childhood Special Education, Development Care, Applied Developmental Psychology. These 57 intended these relevant may have been missed by searches. hand are displayed