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标题：What Does Peace Mean? Kindergarteners Share Ideas
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作者：Cynthia Szymanski Sunal ; Lynn A. Kelley ; Dennis W. Sunal 等
期刊名称：Research and Practice in Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1715-4731
出版年度：2012
卷号：7
期号：3
出版社：The Editorial Team of Research and Practice in Social Sciences
摘要：Kindergarteners' (n=41) concept of peace, a foundational social studies concept, was investigated via pre- and post-assessments that first, asked them to physically demonstrate how they looked or felt when they were at peace, second, asked them to draw a scene showing peace, and third, to caption the drawing. In pre-assessments all but three children demonstrated aggression and drew aggressive stances accompanied by captions indicating aggression. After opportunities to read about, discuss, and explore the concept of peace over five weeks, post-assessment occurred. In the post-assessments none of the data indicated aggression. Categories coded showed peace described as enjoyable activities, pro-social behaviors, and quietness/calmness/privacy. The study suggests hypotheses for further research investigating the concept of peace among very young children and possible factors influencing their concept and implications for social studies curriculum
关键词：peace; very young children; conceptual development; social studies ;curriculum; aggression