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ERIC Number: EJ322563
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Relationships Between Block Play and the Social Development of Young Children.
Rogers, Dwight L.
Early Child Development and Care, v20 n4 p245-61 1985
Using naturalistic observation, investigates the social behavior, levels of social participation, and sex differences of kindergarten children as they played with blocks. Uses both unit blocks and large, hollow blocks to gain a more complete understanding of the relationship between block play and social development. (DST)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Participation, Play, Sex Differences, Social Behavior, Social Development, Social Differences, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Blocks; England
Note: Thematic Issue Perspectives on Social/Emotional Development