The Role of Play and Make-Believe in Children's Cognitive Development: Implications for Social Class Differences and Education.

Barnett, Mark A.

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Role of Play and Make-Believe in Children's Cognitive Development: Implications for Social Class Differences and Education

Barnett, Mark A.

Journal of Education, 159, 4, 38-48, Nov 77

Several early and contemporary theories of the role of play and make-believe are discussed. Studies which have examined the antecedents of social class differences in the young child's play are also explored and their implications for later development and education are analyzed. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment, Intellectual Development, Play, Social Class, Social Differences, State of the Art Reviews

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