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Caregiver-Child Experiences, Education, And Perceptions Of Children’S Play, Kathryn B. Blankenship
Caregiver-Child Experiences, Education, And Perceptions Of Children’S Play, Kathryn B. Blankenship
Human Development and Family Sciences Undergraduate Honors Theses
From early on in their lives, children use play as a way to explore their environment and as a catalyst to begin the process of learning. Children play in a variety of forms-dramatic play, playing with blocks, rough and tumble play, playing with dolls, etc.-that play is involved in nearly every aspect of their lives. It is important to study children’s play, as well as the perceptions of play by important adults in their lives, because it is so deeply entrenched in their development. A survey was created to understand the perceptions of teachers on young children’s play, as well …