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Article: ARE CAMPUS CHILD DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES OBSOLETE?
- Article from:
- College Student Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of hands-on laboratory training for students enrolled in child development and early childhood education. Two groups of students were compared. One group (n=30) interacted with children in the lab during a semester-long clinical, and the other group (n=30) observed the chioldtren form behind a two-way mirror. Results indicated a significant positive change in attitudes towards infants for those students who interacted with the infant/toddlers. There was no significant change in attitudes for the obserbvation group. Results are discussed uin terms of the efficacy of keeping small, hands-on programs alive in the wake ...