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Peer reviewedPetrakos, Harriet; Howe, Nina – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996
Observed the effects of dramatic play center variations on children's social and cognitive play behaviors. Found that solitary-designed centers facilitated more solitary play than group-designed centers; dramatic play increased in the intervention and follow-up housekeeping centers compared to the baseline housekeeping center; and thematic centers…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Context Effect
