1981
DOI: 10.1177/0022022181121004
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The Acquisition of Conservation

Abstract: This study investigated the effects of age, schooling, and parental profession on the acquisition of conservation by Ghanaian children. Subjects were 120 girls, ages 6-7, 8-9, and 10-11 years. Half the subjects were from traditional-profession homes (making and selling products in the marketplace) and half from non-traditional-profession homes (clerical positions). Also, half the subjects attended school and half were unschooled. All subjects were given two tasks measuring conservation of continuous quantity (… Show more

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