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Direct linkTodd, Brenda K.; Fischer, Rico A.; Di Costa, Steven; Roestorf, Amanda; Harbour, Kate; Hardiman, Paul; Barry, John A. – Infant and Child Development, 2018
From an early age, most children choose to play with toys typed to their own gender. In order to identify variables that predict toy preference, we conducted a meta-analysis of observational studies of the free selection of toys by boys and girls aged between 1 and 8 years. From an initial pool of 1788 papers, 16 studies (787 boys and 813 girls)…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Young Children, Toys, Preferences
Peer reviewedBrandt, Richard M.; Gunter, Mary Alice – Educational Leadership, 1981
Education courses can make a difference in classroom practices. Research indicates that the application of educational concepts has improved teaching in several areas: understanding child behavior, constructing and interpreting tests, monitoring and increasing academic learning time, and applying principles of child growth and development.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
