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ERIC Number: EJ118018
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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An Ecological Study of Glee in Small Groups of Preschool Children
Sherman, Lawrence W.
Child Development, 46, 1, 53-61, Mar 75
Presents a description and analysis of group glee (joyful screaming, laughing and intense physical acts occurring in simultaneous bursts or in a contagious fashion), studied by means of videotapes of 596 formal lessons in a preschool. Information collected concerned occurrence, location, frequency and duration, teachers' responses, incidence of disruption, and initiating causes. (ED)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Preschool Children, Sex Differences, Teacher Behavior
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