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Direct linkAysun Gündogan – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2025
Preschoolers have different experiences in different environments. These experiences can stimulate children's imaginations. This longitudinal study examines the impact of preschool children's three-year experiences in early childhood institutions, which are their primary educational environments. The question 'Do preschoolers imagine different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Experience, Imagination
de Haan, Dorian; Vriens-van Hoogdalem, Anne-Greth; Zeijlmans, Kirti; Boom, Jan – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
Research suggests that metacommunication in young children's social pretend play is the most complex form of cooperation. In this study, metacommunication was examined using audio and video recordings during pretend play. Participants were 24 children in kindergarten average age 5.1 years. Utterances were coded for metacommunication, the narrative…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Young Children, Kindergarten, Play
Download full textMøller, Signe Juhl – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2016
The aim of this article is to present a wholeness perspective on the relation between creative imagination and children's activity when playing with toys. This is explored through a case retrieved from a 4-month experimental research project, specifically from a social fantasy play session. In order to analyse and examine children's play, the…
Descriptors: Play, Toys, Imagination, Creativity
