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ERIC Number: EJ307307
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Children's Superstitions: British and Canadian.
McLeish, John
Canadian Journal of Education, v19 n4 p425-36 Fall 1984
A 100-item test covering nine areas of superstitious belief administered with 10 control items to 1,749 Canadian and British children showed younger children and girls were more superstitious than older children and boys. Academically inclined children were less superstitious. Science-based education had little effect. Implications for Canadian education are discussed. (NEC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Science Education, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Great Britain; Superstition