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ERIC Number: EJ593639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-293X
Symbolic Play as a Way of Development and Learning of Preschool Children in Preschool Institutions.
Umek, Ljubica Marjanovic; Musek, Petra Lesnik; Pecjak, Sonja; Kranjc, Simona
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v7 n1 p35-44 1999
This study evaluated several groups of preschoolers engaged in symbolic play to define elements of play and differences in regard to age. Analyses of videotapes indicated that the nature of symbolic play changes with regard to play situations in which children have been included. (LBT)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Play, Preschool Children, Pretend Play
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Play Style; Smilanskys Cognitive Play Categories