Playing the game (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1968

Film
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Episode number 4 of Series “Children Thinking”.
Final in the series. Shows the children’s attitudes to rules and conventions of behaviour, showing recognition of the need and adoption of their own rules for games as authoritative.

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Credits

producer

Edward Goldwyn

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:28:02:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1968

Appears in

Children Thinking

Group of items

Children Thinking

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008501

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Conduct of life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction in children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Children - Conduct of life

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Moral education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Conduct of life

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social interaction in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Conduct of life

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Play

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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