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ERIC Number: EJ322566
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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He Who Laughs First: The Importance of Humor to Young Children.
Krogh, Suzanne
Early Child Development and Care, v20 n4 p287-99 1985
Reviews current theories of humor development, discusses the interaction of humor with other developmental areas (including cognitive development, personality development, creativity, and moral development), and suggests ways in which research can be applied in the early childhood classroom. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Comedy, Creativity, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries, Humor, Moral Development, Personality Development, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Freud (Sigmund); Loevinger (Jane); Piagetian Theory; Psychoanalytic Theory
Note: Thematic Issues: Perspectives on Social/Emotional Development