Number Conservation in Two West African Societies.

Posner, Jill K.; Baroody, Arthur J.

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ERIC Number: EJ217171

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Publication Date: 1979-Dec

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Number Conservation in Two West African Societies.

Posner, Jill K.; Baroody, Arthur J.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v10 n4 p479-96 Dec 1979

Examines the effects of cultural and educational variables on the development of number conservation among Baoule (agricultural group) children and Dioula (merchant group) children. Results suggest that both school and a merchant culture provide for acquisition of a mature number concept, supporting the "functional learning systems" approach to cognitive processing. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Conventional Instruction, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Number Concepts, School Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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