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Download full textKallam, Michael; Rettig, Michael – 1991
A total of 26 handicapped and nonhandicapped preschool children between 3 and 5 years of age were grouped into play groups of three or four children and observed playing in the groups over a 7-week period. Children were provided with toys that were identified as social, such as dolls or wooden building blocks, or isolate, such as puzzles and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Play
Jambor, Tom – 1990
This paper describes an open symposium designed to help participants: (1) better understand the nature of play and the nature of the child in the education process; (2) be more effective in their efforts to facilitate children's growth, development, and learning; and (3) continue to make a difference in children's lives. The notion of play as a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Childrens Rights, Civil Liberties
Peer reviewedEggleston, Patricia J.; Weir, Mary Knox – Young Children, 1975
Provides a framework for understanding the value of water play for preschoolers and offers suggestions (materials and activities) for incorporating it into a program. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials, Play
Peer reviewedMontes, Francisco; Risley, Todd R. – Child Care Quarterly, 1975
Reports results of studies dealing with the use of storage shelves versus toy boxes and limited versus free access to toys. (ED)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedHallahan, Daniel P.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Motor Development, Observation, Play
Peer reviewedCramer, Phebe; Hogan, Katherine A. – Developmental Psychology, 1975
Investigated were sex-related differences in the deprivation-enhancement pattern of verbal fantasies and fantasy involving dramatic play production. Subjects were 45 children of school-entrance age and 47 preadolescents. The findings are discussed in terms of boys' and girls' sexual identity. (SDH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Fantasy, Play
Gaite, A. J. H. – Instructor, 1974
A researcher tested the hypothesis that children become more interested in a toy the more they are exposed to it. (RK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Play, Research Design, Student Behavior
Licht, Kenneth F. – American School and University, 1974
Describes how to properly plan and equip playgrounds. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Athletic Equipment, Elementary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Layman, Grace – Speech Teacher, 1975
Using dramatics for self actualization. (CH)
Descriptors: Children, Drama, Dramatic Play, Dramatics
Peer reviewedMand, Charles L. – Theory Into Practice, 1974
This article discusses social dimensions of the play form. (PD)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Play, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
Peer reviewedEvans, Mary W. – Theory Into Practice, 1974
This article discusses some of the important components of play. (PD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedStrom, Robert; Greathouse, Betty – Theory Into Practice, 1974
Descriptors: Children, Mother Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
Peer reviewedJackson, Dorothy W.; Angelino, Henry R. – Theory Into Practice, 1974
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Theories, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Frost, Joe L. – 1986
Television is robbing children of their childhood. Moreover, it is destroying children's developing symbolic processes, and inhibiting their creativity and play. Television has remarkable influence over children's behavior. At this point, it is plausible to hypothesize linkages between television viewing and numerous social problems involving…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Elementary Education, Individual Development, Play
Carlson, Helen L. – 1984
To extend research on adult/child interactions, attitudes and behaviors of teenage parents and trained "educarers" were compared, and the relationship between adults' and children's interactive styles was investigated. Two groups of questions were addressed: (1) Are there significant statistical differences as well as qualitative…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Parenthood, Infants, Parent Child Relationship
