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Siu, Angela; Keung, Chrysa – Education 3-13, 2022
Using a content analysis method, this study develops a culturally based inventory of play categories from parents and children reports and explores how such types of play varies in environment and time. A total of 171 parent-child dyads from 13 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in the study. Results reveal that play practices reported from Hong…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Play, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Jacoby, Ruth – 1993
A practicum project was designed to retrain preschool personnel on the importance of indoor play and on their role during play sessions. Workshops and training sessions were developed to examine the physical environment of the classroom, discuss play theories, and review skills that children can develop during play sessions. Pre- and posttests,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Day Care, Dramatic Play, Inservice Teacher Education
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Vukelich, Carol – Childhood Education, 1992
Describes a play-based procedure for assessing young children's knowledge of the functions of writing. A case study highlights this discussion. (BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Ability, Dramatic Play
Heidemann, Sandra; Hewitt, Deborah – 1992
Play skills are vital to a child's overall healthy development. However, the training many caregivers receive may not include extensive information on play skills. This book presents a play checklist to help caregivers observe children's play skills, pinpoint play skills on which children need to work, and plan goals for improving those play…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Caregivers, Childrens Games, Classroom Techniques