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EJ228601 PS509830

Title: An Observational Study of the Assimilation of the Newcomer to the Preschool.
Author(s): Feldbaum, Craig L.; And Others
Source: Child Development, v51 n2 p497-507 Jun 1980
Publication Date: June 1980
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1980

Investigates differences between the behaviors of children entering stable preschool groups (six males, six females) and those of their host classmates, and traces the process by which new children come to approximate host frequencies of interaction and social participation. A sequential time-sampling procedure was employed. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: *Interaction; Observation; Play; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Sex Differences; *Social Adjustment; *Student Participation
Identifiers: *New Students