Children's Ideas about Group Functioning: A Socio-developmental Perspective.

Garnier, Catherine; Cucumel, Guy

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ERIC Number: EJ550978

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Publication Date: 1997

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Children's Ideas about Group Functioning: A Socio-developmental Perspective.

Garnier, Catherine; Cucumel, Guy

Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, v6 n1 p45-55 Feb 1997

Questioned day care center children during free play about their collective activity to determine how the representation of cooperation is structured and what kind of transformation appears during development. Found a developmental trend of representation of group activity after age 2. Results highlight the importance of group and day care center culture in structuring cooperation representation. (JPB)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Child Development, Cooperation, Day Care Centers, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior, Group Experience, Preschool Children, Preschool Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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