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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Play groups"”.
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Peer mediated instruction and intervention through integrated play groups among preschoolers with autism : teachers' perceptions of the impact
Teachers play an essential role in providing appropriate classroom interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is necessary to discover teachers’ perceptions about these interventions for young children with ASD in order to improve the curricula and standards for …
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Typically developing children’s attitudes and acceptance of children with autism spectrum disorder after integrated play group involvement
… years old, engaged in ten weeks of Integrated Play Groups (IPGs) to teach skills to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Lasting two and a half months, IPGs met for 30 minutes, twice weekly. The participants engaged in pre- and post-tests of the revised Chedoke-McMaster Attitudes …
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Play in Immature Tibetan Macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>): Location, Use of Play Signals, and Play Bout Termination at Mt. Huangshan, China
… this study, I examined the relationship between play behaviors, play location, the frequency of selected play signals, and play bout termination in Tibetan macaques (<em>Macaca thibetana</em>) during immature social play. I gathered video data at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys, Mt. Huangshan, …
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The Effects of Peer-Directed Attention on the Physical Activity of Young Children
… to increasing physical activity among small play groups of young children via contingent delivery of praise. This study will evaluate the effects of contingent delivery of praise to one child on the physical activity of the entire group. The information obtained may be useful for the …
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Vygotsky and play : a critical exploration of theory and practice
… Vygotskian cultural historical theory: mixed age play and enhanced home- school links, already integrated into practice in Zolotoi Kluchick (Golden Key) programme schools in Russia, were adapted and implemented in an early years setting (3-6years) in Northern Ireland. These principles were …
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Contributors to Lifelong Moderate Physical Activity in the Lives of Women
… activity and the role physical activity has played in the lives of lifelong physically active women between 58-72 years of age. A combination of snowball and theoretical non-probability sampling techniques were used to initiate contact with participants. The grounded theory approach was …
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The 'good mother syndrome' and playgroup: The lived experience of a group of mothers
… through one-on-one interviews and focus groups to examine how participants experience parenting and playgroup. The good mother syndrome refers to the social, historical and cultural determination of how mothers are supposed to act. It defines what a good mother is supposed to be, subject …
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The effects of modeling on the sociodramatic play of kindergarten and first grade children enrolled in a Title I elementary school
… the effects of modeling on the sociodramatic play of kindergarten and first grade subjects enrolled in an elementary school receiving Title I funding. One hundred and twenty-eight children selected from eight classrooms comprised the sample for the study. The children in the sample were …
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Navigating a normative world: a social psychological exploration of the experiences and identities of trans and/or non-binary adolescents and parents in the UK
… services) and after becoming a parent (e.g. play groups, nursery and their child(ren)’s school). These experiences are therefore worthy of study from sociological and social psychological perspectives, but such research is limited. This thesis aims to address these gaps by qualitatively …