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ERIC Number: EJ531254
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Children in the Junkyard.
Haas, Malka
Childhood Education, v72 n6 p345-51 1996
Examines the role of playgrounds that use discarded items or "junk" as an integral part of kindergarten classes in an Israeli kibbutz. Suggests that play in the junkyard, by including the whole person--muscles and senses, emotion and intellect, individual growth and social interaction--can offer the experiential foundations on which children can build more abstract learning in the years to come. (AA)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Developmental Tasks, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Piagetian Theory, Play, Playground Activities, Playgrounds, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel; Kibbutzim; Play Learning; Play Materials; Self Direction
Note: International focus issue.