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EJ363991 PS515425

Title: Social Pretend Play in 2-Year-Olds: Effects of Age of Partner.
Author(s): Howes, Carollee; Farver, JoAnn
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v2 n4 p305-14 Dec 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1988
Target Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Examines the role of the partner in the development of social pretend play in two related studies. In both studies, toddler age children played with same-age and five-year-old partners. In both studies, two-year-olds engaged in more social pretend play with older than same-age partners. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: *Age Differences; Child Development; *Day Care; Early Childhood Education; Peer Relationship; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Pretend Play; *Social Behavior; *Toddlers
Identifiers: *Child Dyads

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