Play Behavior of Korean-American and American Young Children

Children's play behavior during free play in classrooms was observed in order to understand the differences in the play behavior of preschool children with Korean-American and American backgrounds. The subjects were thirty-two Korean-American and thirty-two American children from middle class family. The data were collected in the preschool located in two university communities using time-sampling technique. The study focused on the difference in levels of social and cognitive play behavior as well as the difference in choices of playmates and activity centers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Hong, Suk Ran Choi

Contributors dc:contributor

• Spodek, Bernard

• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Educational Psychology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8908709

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69212