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Hart, Jennifer L. – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The current study investigates the influence of situational context on perceptions of playful aggression. Using an online data collection instrument embedded with video vignettes showing young boys engaged in aggressive play behaviour, 36 situational profiles that are defined by the unique combinations of variables believed to influence attitudes…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Attitudes, Play, Aggression
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Veale, Ann – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Examines the traditional place of play in contemporary early childhood programs in light of new directions in theory and curriculum, the push for educational outcomes, and perceived pressures of the global market economy. Maintains that a new focus on teaching through play may provide a way to reconcile demand for outcomes with a concern for…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Developmentally Appropriate Practices