The Relation between Teachers’ and Children’s Playfulness: A Pilot Study

Young children spend considerable time in educational settings, in which traditionally, their primary occupation is play. A playful preschool environment has been related to better cognitive, social and emotional development. Although it is assumed that teachers’ playful behaviors are important in c...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Author:	Shulamit Pinchover
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Subjects:	playfulness teachers children early childhood teacher–child interaction
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02214/full

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