Field Report on the development of children’s playground behaviour, based upon the observation of nursery and primary school children.
Note: To protect the identity of the children observed and mentioned in this report, their names have been changed.
Background
Much research has been done into children’s play behaviour. Theories and models have been proposed detailing the phases and stages through which a child will develop. These phases lie along a linear plane with each child advancing through them showing different traits along differing timescales. Piaget (1951) described a developmental sequence from practice play through symbolic play, to games with rules acknowledging that these stages were overlapping. There have also be
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