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"When I Was Little, I Loved to Play". Describing Play Experiences Using a Community-Based Lens
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Schlesinger, Molly A.; Hassinger-Das, Brenna; Zosh, Jennifer M.; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Scottish Educational Review, 2019
Focused on community play memories, the goals of this project were to: (1) uncover the variety and degree of playful learning memories; (2) ascertain whether community members would spontaneously share memories of play; and (3) appraise whether memories differed between low-income and mixed-income communities. Results indicated that although…
Descriptors: Play, Memory, Socioeconomic Influences, Low Income Groups
The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education: Linking Science to Policy for a New Generation
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Lesaux, Nonie K., Ed.; Jones, Stephanie M., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2016
"The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education" aims to support the effort to simultaneously scale up and improve the quality of early childhood education by bringing together relevant insights from emerging research to provide guidance for this critical, fledgling field. It reflects the growing recognition that early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Intergenerational Preschool Experiences and the Young Child: Potential Benefits to Development
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Femia, Elia E.; Zarit, Steven H.; Blair, Clancy; Jarrott, Shannon E.; Bruno, Kelly – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
We conducted an exploratory study evaluating the potential impact of intergenerational programming (IG) on children's socio-emotional development, behavior, school performance, and attitudes and behavior toward older adults. Children currently in kindergarten through second grade (age range: 6-8 years old) who previously attended one of two…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Development, Grade 2, Empathy