Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/uobc-esp091619.php

News Release 17-Sep-2019
University of British Columbia

Emphasizing more play, hands-on learning, and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research.

The study, published today in the journal PLoS One, found this approach to kindergarten curriculum also enhanced children's joy in learning and teachers' enjoyment of teaching, and reduced bullying, peer ostracism, and teacher burnout.

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