Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway

https://doi.org/10.24130/eccd-jecs.1967201931119

Yazarlar

  • Asiye İvrendi Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Eğitim Anabilim Dalı, Denizli http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-9247
  • Nilgün Cevher-Kalburan Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Eğitim Anabilim Dalı, Denizli http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-1480
  • Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Trondheim http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-6955
  • Rune Storli Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Trondheim
  • Anne Holla Sivertsen Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Trondheim

Anahtar Kelimeler:

International play, Play definitions, Play preferences

Özet

This cross-cultural study aims to explore children’s, mothers’, and teachers’ current perceptions of play in Turkish and Norwegian cultures by using the Cultural Historical Action Theory framework as an analytical tool. The participants included 40 children enrolled in preschools, 39 mothers, and 10 teachers. In this cross cultural comparative study, structured interviews were used to collect the data. The results revealed one common theme across the participants’ definitions of play, the feelings related to play. All three groups expressed play as a way of having fun. Another common theme for the adults from both countries were the ideas that, play is important for children’s learning and development and, it is impossible to think of an alternative to play. Both Norwegian and Turkish children defined play as different examples, such as cars, bicycles and balls. While Norwegian teachers defined play as a context in which children make their own decisions, both Norwegian and Turkish teachers considered play socialize with friends and to be a way of communication. The concept of adults as the community of play and children as the actors of play deserve more attention

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2019-03-25

Nasıl Atıf Yapılır

İvrendi, A., Cevher-Kalburan, N., Hansen Sandseter, E. B., Storli, R., & Holla Sivertsen, A. (2019). Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway. Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi, 3(1), 32–54. https://doi.org/10.24130/eccd-jecs.1967201931119

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