Play–literacy interface in childhood education: Across the scales of time and space
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025
Play
has
been
widely
examined
and
viewed
as
an
effective
pedagogy
to
promote
children's
literacy
development.
While
current
research
identified
various
benefits
associated
with
play,
discrepancies
still
exist
regarding
what
type
of
play
could
be
more
effective,
for
example,
home
or
school
play.
This
further
lead
outcome-oriented,
positivist
perception
a
designed
intervention
that
risks
neglecting
agency
in
creating,
negotiating,
interpreting
their
activities.
In
this
conceptual
article,
we
explore
the
theoretical
affordance
concept
temporal
spatial
scales
rethink
dynamic,
multilayered
flow
meaning-making
negotiation
across
time
space.
We
discuss
how
using
lens
scales,
can
analyzed
actions,
processes,
contexts.
The
methodological
pedagogical
implications
are
also
illustrated
practical
applications
education
on
play-based
learning.
Finally,
article
aims
draw
researchers
educators’
attention
complexity
diversity
well
(re)constructing
playfulness.
Язык: Английский
The Development History, Present and Future of Kindergarten Play Curriculum in China
International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(3)
Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2024
Play
has
always
been
a
topic
worthy
of
in-depth
discussion
in
the
field
pedagogical
research
because
it
promotes
development
children's
language,
creative
learning,
physical
health,
social-emotional
and
cognitive
skills.
Since
China's
first
kindergarten
was
established
1903,
early
childhood
education
continuously
improved
valued
through
social
changes.
In
21st
century,
Guidelines
for
Kindergarten
Education
(Trial)
Pre-school
(GPE)
issued
by
Chinese
Ministry
2001
emphasise
integration
play
child-centred
learning
curricula.
This
paper
systematically
explores
definition
importance
play-based
curriculum
China,
its
history,
current
status,
challenges
future
directions
combining
nearly
40
literatures.
At
same
time,
investigates
curricula
different
countries,
revealing
similarities
differences
educational
philosophies
cultural
contexts.
The
aim
this
is
to
promote
awareness
education,
so
as
achieve
purpose
helping
children
grow
learn
healthily
joyful
play.
And
hoped
provide
reference
policies
reforms
related
education.
Язык: Английский
Assembling kindergarteners’ agency during classroom free play time
International Journal of Play,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 18
Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024
Countless
studies
have
documented
that
free
play
is
an
ideal
space
for
children
to
exercise
agency
and
become
independent
individuals.
However,
the
narrative
of
within
Canadian
schools
remains
problematic.
Drawing
from
relational
lenses
(Oswell,
2013),
we
adopted
construct
entanglement
(Deleuze
&
Guattari,
1987)
explore
how
children's
manifested
during
kindergarten
time.
A
qualitative
research
design
utilizing
action
methodology
(Stringer,
2014)
was
used
invite
teachers
education
stakeholders
participate
in
study.
Participants
came
together
eight
focus
groups
where
teacher-researchers
shared
evidence
about
happened
their
classrooms.
Thematic
analysis
(Babbie,
2010)
revealed
kindergarteners'
entangled
scenarios
felt
safe;
further,
daily
encounters
with
time
became
a
significant
assembled
piece
capacity
unfold.
The
study
also
indicated
teachers'
perceptions,
allocation
time,
classroom
spaces
permitted
enact
expressions
agency.
suggests
renegotiating
discourse
as
be
practiced
could
shift
ways
defined
classrooms
school
policies.
Язык: Английский