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Formal Observation Of Family Interaction During Structured Play, Darell C. Provencher
Formal Observation Of Family Interaction During Structured Play, Darell C. Provencher
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The present study explored how behavioral interactions in two-male sibling families during structured play may be affected by the relative ages of siblings and by the interaction situations involved. Six dyadic interaction situations of 30 minutes duration each were observed among members of 12 normal families in their homes, once a week for five consecutive weeks. Families were categorized into three groups: (a) a younger sibling and an older sibling between 2-5 years of age, (b) 2-5 year-old younger sibling and 6-9 year-old older sibling, and (c) a younger sibling and an older sibling between 6-9 years of age. The …
Children's Reactions To One Hundred Thirty-Seven Visual Items, Robert James Tufts
Children's Reactions To One Hundred Thirty-Seven Visual Items, Robert James Tufts
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study is to present the responses of children to one hundred thirty-seven visual items developed under the direction of the present writer specifically for this purpose. The items are pen and ink sketches of situations, actions and objects which any child might find in his daily living or about which he might fantasy.
The subject matter of the items can be best be determined by direct reference to them as they are presented in Chapter III of this thesis. They represent many types of situations and objects with no intention of including or evaluating any specific …