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Avgitidou, Sofia – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2001
Investigated how Greek kindergartners construct and negotiate the context of their shared beliefs, experience, and interests through the form and meaning of their social behavior. Found that prosocial behavior in the form of empathy was a commonly accepted peer culture concern. Empathy forms either a friendship criteria, which questions the issue…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Empathy, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior
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Medina, Jose A. Sanchez; Lozano, Virginia Martinez; Goudena, Paul P. – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2001
Investigated preschool children's behavior during play, focusing on conflicts that occurred during leisure time and comparing differences between children from Andalusia and Holland. Found that Andalusian children showed a tendency to prioritize maintenance of the interaction above personal objectives; Dutch children showed a greater interest in…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Early Experience, Foreign Countries
Martini, Mary – 1994
This research report describes a study of Marquesas Islanders and how they interact with each other at different life stages from childhood, through youth and adulthood. Fieldwork for this study was conducted for a 10-month period on the island of 'Ua Pou, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. A small community of about 200 people in a valley on…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior, Individual Development