ERIC Number: EJ1215666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Young Children's Fairness Judgements on the Distribution of Rewards and Responsibilities: Allocation Patterns and Consistencies across Two Kinds of Distribution
Hashimoto, Yuko; Toda, Yuichi
Early Child Development and Care, v189 n7 p1051-1062 2019
The present study examined whether young children demonstrated consistencies in their allocation patterns across distributions of positive and negative resources. Preschool children from younger (age 4-5) and elder (age 5-6) classrooms were asked to allocate rewards when one person contributed more than the other and to allocate the responsibility of cleaning up the toys when only one person enjoyed the benefit of playing. By presenting two conditions for each distribution (the person who contributed more or enjoyed the benefit was the participant in one situation and the peer in the other), four allocation types (equity, equality, selfish, and generous) were identified. Children in both groups showed generous patterns in both distributions, but the differences for age were not significant. Despite more elder children applied the same rules to both distributions compared to the younger children, no age difference was found. These findings indicate key implications and scope for future research.
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Education, Rewards, Justice, Age Differences, Altruism, Moral Values, Moral Development, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Responses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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