NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ321442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Cooperation in the Game and Sport Structure of Children: One Dimension of Psychosocial Development.
Foster, Wayne K.
Education, v105 n2 p201-05 Win 1984
Examines benefits to individuals and society of cooperative--as opposed to competitive--interpersonal relationships. Discusses children's sports, games, and play as means to promote cooperation and reviews research showing positive effects of children's cooperative play. Provides standards for a cooperative philosophy that would promote positive psychosocial development in children. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Development, Children, Childrens Games, Competition, Cooperation, Interpersonal Competence, Play, Social Development, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A