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Zmyj, Norbert; Seehagen, Sabine – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The influence of a model's age on young children's behaviour has been a subject of considerable debate among developmental theorists. Despite the recent surge of interest, controversy remains about the nature of peer influence in early life. This article reviews studies that investigated the influence of a model's age on young…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Role Models, Child Behavior, Child Development
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Aboud, Frances E.; Tredoux, Colin; Tropp, Linda R.; Brown, Christia Spears; Niens, Ulrike; Noor, Noraini M. – Developmental Review, 2012
A systematic review was conducted of studies evaluating the effects of interventions aimed at reducing ethnic prejudice and discrimination in young children. Articles published between 1980 and 2010 and including children of 8 years and under were identified, harvested, and assessed for quality, both for the exposure/program as well as for the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Young Children, Attitude Change, Inclusion
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Abdellatif, Hanaa R.; Cummings, Rhoda; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Education, 2008
The ability to use analogical reasoning traditionally has been considered a higher-level ability characteristic of thinking of older children and adults. Such reasoning has not been thought to be accessible to younger children. However, recently, it has been suggested that younger children's ability to understand and solve analogical problems…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Familiarity, Young Children, Logical Thinking