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ERIC Number: EJ556025
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Initiating a Dialogue.
Woolley, Jacqueline D.
Child Development, v68 n6 p1027-30 Dec 1997
Responds to some of the specific criticisms of commentators, focusing on highlighting and exploring the themes of the role of culture, how adults characterize children, the meaning of the word "real," the importance of looking at adult literature, the role of process and content, placing a value on magical thinking, and similarities and differences between magic and science. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages, Fantasy, Literature, Sciences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Magic; Reality
Note: Replies to commentaries (PS 527 412) in this issue.