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Gauvain, Mary; Munroe, Robert L. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined how societal changes associated with modernization are related to cognitive development. Data were from 4 cultural communities that represented a broad range of traditional and modern elements: the Garifuna (Belize), Logoli (Kenya), Newars (Nepal), and Samoans (American Samoa). Naturalistic observations and the performances of…
Descriptors: Play, Samoan Americans, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
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Sigman, Marian; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Observed social interactions of 110 Embu children in rural Kenyan community bimonthly between 15 and 30 months of age. Found children who talked frequently, and whose vocalizations were responded to, performed better on assessment measures and showed more positive affect than children who had fewer social interactions or were carried a great deal.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship