l awareness in children is a natural and stage development process. As he maintains, ôIt develops from a natural inclination to an egocentric perspective of very young kids to an increasing capacity to step outside of oneÆs point of view and understand the relationship of your own point of view to that of othersö (Potier 2003, 2). His main concern is discovering if good pedagogy is able to enhance this natural process.
An important component of SelmanÆs theory is perspective-taking. Selman (1979) developed an interpersonal and self-understanding stage sequence interview to gauge the different stage of understanding for each child. Selman divided interpersonal understanding into four components. These include understanding of individuals, friendship, peer group organization, and parent-child relationships (Selman 1979). Selman theorized that progression from one stage to the next is dependent
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