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Colwell, Malinda J.; Corson, Kimberly; Sastry, Anuradha; Wright, Holly – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this mixed methods study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 3-5-year-olds (n?=?21) in a university-sponsored preschool programme and children completed a theory of mind (ToM) task. After grouping children into pass/no pass groups for the ToM tasks, analyses using interpretive phenomenology indicated that preschool children explain…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Theory of Mind, Mixed Methods Research, Semi Structured Interviews
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Delaney, Katherine K. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This study examines how acceptable play was framed for a class of pre-Kindergarten children by their teacher and classroom aide. Using comic subjectivity theory [Zupancic, A. (2008). "The odd one in: On comedy." Cambridge: MIT Press], the author explores how children's playing at pretend violence (bad guy and pretend gun play) is…
Descriptors: Play, Violence, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Teichert, Laura; Anderson, Ann – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Using a qualitative lens, this study investigated the role of digital media in the life of a five-year-old girl. The study focused on determining what this five-year-old knew about technology, what digital tools was she currently using and how important were these tools in her everyday life. Data collection included semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Mass Media Role, Mass Media Effects, Children, Qualitative Research