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50 Years of ERIC
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Understanding Children's Play: A Conversational Analysis of One Instructional Strategy.
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Ditchburn, Susan J. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1986
Presents a conversational analysis of children's re-created play episodes drawn from a larger study of children's dramatic play and its re-creation through teacher-led discussions. The analysis provides an empirical framework by which educators may reflect upon the utility and appropriateness of this practice. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Conflict Management in Young Children's Play.
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Ditchburn, Susan J. – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1988
Discusses the de-escalation strategies which children aged 4-1/2 half to six used in conflict episodes which occurred in children's conversations in the dramatic play and block areas of three kindergarten classrooms. (RJC)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Kindergarten