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Peer reviewedTegano, Deborah W.; Burdette, Marsha P. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1991
Examined the effects of activity period duration on preschoolers' play with playdough and blocks. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests showed significantly more constructive and dramatic play, and less functional play, at the end of the play period. Differences between the quality of play in block and playdough centers were found. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Day Care, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedHowe, Nina; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1993
Used traditional housekeeping and novel dramatic play centers to compare the effects of theme, novelty, and duration on the social and cognitive play of two- to five-year olds. More dramatic play was observed in centers that used familiar rather than unfamiliar themes. Girls preferred traditional to novel centers; boys preferred novel to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Dramatic Play
Peer reviewedStrandell, Harriet – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Presents results from ethnographic study on children's everyday life in Finnish daycare centers. Raises question of the relationship between play and real life, and analyzes play and playfulness as communicative resources used by children in creating everyday routines. Argues play is not a separate children's world; by using play, children also…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Behavior, Daily Living Skills
