"Let's Play Doctors and Nurses": A Script Analysis of Children's Play.

Eiser, Christine

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ERIC Number: EJ402854

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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"Let's Play Doctors and Nurses": A Script Analysis of Children's Play.

Eiser, Christine

Early Child Development and Care, v49 p17-25 Aug 1989

Analyzes videotapes of 42 children of 4-5 years and 24 children of 7-8 years playing doctors and nurses. Children were aware of the serial order of activities that occur in medical examinations. (RJC)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Hospitals, Preschool Children, Pretend Play, Serial Ordering

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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