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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL. – 1982
To help teachers understand or evaluate young children's play, six features of play are described. These features, derived from research, are: (1) intrinsic motivation; (2) attention to means rather than ends; (3) nonliteral behavior; (4) freedom from external rules; (5) self rather than object; and (6) active engagement. Related documents from…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Play, Young Children
Klein, Amelia J. – 1985
Highlighting pertinent research in the area of young children's development of humor, this paper reviews four areas from a cognitive-developmental perspective: (1) humor as a cognitive process, (2) humor and the developmental process, (3) research on young children's humor, and (4) humor and early childhood education. First, the structural…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Bergen, Doris – 2001
Although pretend play has long been part of the early childhood curriculum, recent emphasis on accountability in education seems to have led to a decline in the general understanding of the contribution that high-quality play can make to children's cognitive development in the early years. This digest defines the cluster of concepts related to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Educational Policy
Rivkin, Mary S. – 2000
This digest examines the value of outdoor experience for young children, reasons for its decline, ways to enhance school play spaces, and aspects of developmentally appropriate outdoor environments. Young children appear to benefit from being outdoors and especially need the broad experiential base provided by being outdoors. The richness and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Experiential Learning
Wheeler, Edyth J. – 1994
Recent theory and research suggest that peer conflict contributes to children's development and represents an important form of social interaction. Research has identified structural features of children's conflict as issues, such as control of objects or physical space; strategies, including aggressive and nonaggressive physical and verbal…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Conflict
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; And Others – 1984
The nine chapters in Volume V address issues of concern to those who work with or conduct research with young children and those who plan programs or prepare others for teaching or caregiving. Included are "Recent Research on Play: The Teacher's Perspective," by Millie Almy, Patricia Monighan, Barbara Scales, and Judith Van Hoorn;…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Employer Supported Day Care
Katz, Lilian G.; And Others – 1989
Suggestions for effective parenting of preschool children are provided in 33 brief articles on children's feelings concerning self-esteem; fear; adopted children; the birth of a sibling; death; depression; and coping with stress, trauma, and divorce. Children's behavior is discussed in articles on toddlers' eating habits, punishment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior, Childhood Needs
