ASSESSING SOCIALLY SITUATED PARTICIPATION: A WAY OF INTEGRATING COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT APPROACHES

ABSTRACT

We have long treated communication and social assessment as related but separate domains. Theorizing by George Herbert Mead on ``the social self'' offers an alternative to this conceptual separation and a means of evaluating children's social interaction, social participation, and communication simultaneously. This article describes Mead's thinking and presents a framework for assessing children's social reciprocity, interactive stances, and role participation as they participate in everyday life contexts.

KEYWORD

SELF - GEORGE HERBERT MEAD - COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT - SOCIAL PARTICIPATION ASSESSMENT

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