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Download full textDai, Mei-Fun Wang – 1995
The study reported in this paper intended to trace what Chinese children think about life and identify their naive theories. Fifty-eight 5-year-old children in Taiwan from 39 kindergartens were interviewed using a semi-structured instrument. Results indicate that preschool children have preconceptions about the concept of life even before entering…
Descriptors: Animals, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
