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ERIC Number: EJ460519
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Social-Cognitive Behaviors and Playmate Preferences in Same-Age and Mixed-Age Classrooms over a 6-Month Period.
Roopnarine, Jaipaul L.; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v29 n4 p757-76 Win 1992
Observations of mixed-age classrooms of three and four year olds (n=36), of three year olds (n=27), and four year olds (n=31) found significant age differences in social and cognitive play for same-age, but not mixed-age, classes. Implications for early childhood education are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Asian American Students, Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Friendship, Peer Relationship, Play, Preschool Children, Social Cognition, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special section with title "Section on Teaching, Learning, and Human Development."