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Download full textDeVries, Rheta; Kamii, Constance – 1975
A Piagetian perspective is used to build a rationale to explain why group games are good for young children. Three major areas in which group games might foster children's development are discussed. In the socioemotional area, the rationale is that moral development, personality development, and autonomy are enhanced by the social context of peer…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Egocentrism
