Television games preschool children play: Patterns, themes and uses
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Broadcasting
- Vol. 26 (4) , 783-800
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08838158209364048
Abstract
Preschool children were observed as they played in a day care center. Television was found to be an important source of content for play. The television facilitated games played by the children had a variety of scenarios.Keywords
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