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. 1977 Fall;10(3):501–502. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-501
The evaluation of children's play materials1
1The University of Kansas
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Now Director, Department of Psychology, Nevada Mental Health Institute, P.O. Box 2460, Reno, Nevada 89505.
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The full text of this manuscript is deposited with the National Auxiliary Publications Service (NAPS). For copies, order NAPS Document #02942. Order from ASIS/NAPS Co., c/o Microfiche Publications, 305 East 46th Street, New York, New York 10017. Remit with order for each copy $3.00 for microfiche or $20.00 for photocopies. Make checks payable to Microfiche Publications. This is one in a series of projects conducted by the Living Environments Group at the University of Kansas. This project was supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency (MH-18542-01 and MH-18542-02A1) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-03144). The first author was supported during the conduct of this research by a traineeship from the U.S. Office of Education (OEG-0-70-1820[725]). The authors wish to thank Dr. Carl Koenig for his friendly and tireless assistance in devising the entire computer program used in these evaluations. A package of materials and instructions used in the conduct of toy evaluations and reprints of the abstract may be obtained from the Living Environments Group, c/o Todd R. Risley, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045.
Keywords: recreation, play materials, toys, evaluation, children
PMCID: PMC1311213