Interacción social durante el recreo en preescolaresUn estudio observacional en un centro de acogida y una escuela ordinaria
ISSN: 0210-3702, 1578-4126
Ano de publicación: 1997
Número: 77
Páxinas: 113-124
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje
Resumo
The present study analysed peer interaction during playtime in preschool aged children in two different educational contexts: an ordinary school, and a child protection centre. The most significant results appeared in the social orientation of children�s behaviour; more specifically, there were marked differences in social play, and in non-play behaviours. Children from the protection centre, particularly boys, showed a higher tendency to isolate themselves and to solitary play. Such differences were not observed between the girls at the two schools whose behaviour was more homogeneous. Functional play was also observed more frequently in the children at the centre. The data are explained in terms of the social context�s influence on child behaviour.