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ERIC Number: EJ347859
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Cooperative Behaviors: They Need Our Support.
Goffin, Stacie G.
Young Children, v42 n2 p75-81 Jan 1987
Maintains that early childhood educators should encourage cooperative behavior among young children. Teachers can encourage such behaviors by organizing space and activities that facilitate cooperative social interactions; by supporting and reinforcing children's cooperative ventures; by planning for cooperative classroom activities; and by modeling cooperative behavior and verbalizing its advantages. (BB)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Class Activities, Cooperation, Group Activities, Kindergarten, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Prosocial Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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