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Corsaro, William A. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2000
Discusses a theory of interpretive reproduction--the importance of children's reproduction of and participation in their own peer cultures for their evolving membership in society. Describes themes of communal sharing and control in children's peer cultures, presenting examples of peer routines and activities. Considers the importance of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Peer Groups, Peer Relationship, Play
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Corsaro, William A. – Sociology of Education, 1988
Reports on a comparative study of nursery school children in the United States and Italy. Identifies and discusses the importance of basic routines in the peer culture of young children for the development of communication skills and social knowledge. Explores the possibilities of universal features in young children's peer cultures and develops…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
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Corsaro, William A. – Sociology of Education, 1994
Examines children's everyday discourse processes in three early education settings to document how friendship relations are produced in everyday discursive practices. Results indicate the importance of viewing friendship as a collective and cultural process. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Corsaro, William A.; Molinari, Luisa – Redleaf Press, 2006
What happens when children in creative, Reggio-like preschools go to a more traditional elementary school? In this book, William Corsaro and his Italian coauthor, Luisa Molinari, tell a complete and important story about the lives of children as they grow from young preschoolers to preadolescents in Modena, Italy. The authors both explore and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Preadolescents