comparative review the development of ownership concept in preschool and elementary school children

Purpose: the aim of this research was comparison the development of ownership concept in preschool and elementary school children. methodology: present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation was causal comparative. research statistical population was all male and female children of preschool and first, third and fifth grades of elementary school of pakdasht township in 2017-18 academic years. the research sample was 100 people (25 people in each grade) who were selected by random cluster sampling method. to collect data used from individually structured interview (31 questions) that the face and content validity of interview questions was confirmed by the educational sciences and psychology experts and its reliability was reported desirable by method of examiners. data were analyzed by methods of multivariate analysis of variance and bonferroni post hoc test in spss software version 19. findings: the findings showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of children in both part of objective and descriptive questions of ownership concept. in the other words, children of third and fifth grades of elementary school in compared to children of preschool and first grade of elementary school significantly have a higher score in both part of objective and descriptive questions of ownership concept (p<0.05). conclusion: the results showed that preschool and first grad elementary school children in compared to third and fifth grads elementary school children have a more flawed understanding of ownership concept. therefore, it is necessary for parents, educators and teachers to consider children's perception of the ownership concept and to be careful in taking and giving children objects and property so that their self-esteem is not damaged.