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Direct linkTam, Angela Choi Fung – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2023
This two-year longitudinal study explores whether a professional learning community (PLC) helps shift language teachers' beliefs about implementing play-based learning. Ten practitioners from a preschool participated in this case study. Data were collected through interviews and observations of participants' practices engaged in the PLC. The…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Preschool Education, Beliefs, Play
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Shorer, M.; Zilker, N.; Salomon, A.; Spiegelman, N. – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined parental playfulness as a mediator of the association between mothers' emotional difficulties (anxiety, depression) and their children's psychosocial adjustment (externalizing, internalizing, and prosocial behaviours). We also examined the associations between parental playfulness and mothers' supportive / unsupportive…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
Norazlan, Sarah Alia; Said, Ismail – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2023
Children's experiences with nature may develop ecological literacy and enhance their psychological well-being. However, a limited understanding of how the village landscape has functional impacts on the children's play behaviour and perceptual performances can influence ecological literacy. This study investigated children's preferences in the…
Descriptors: Preferences, Outdoor Education, Play, Animals
Derya Gok – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation examines the meaning-making of children (ages 2-5) as they read and play with picture books related to social justice themes, such as identity and diversity, in a preschool and childcare center. The study goal is to investigate the analysis of children's meaning-making of picture books to understand the social world around them…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Social Justice, Self Concept, Diversity
Nathalie Benesova – Cogent Education, 2023
The paper outlines the design of a LEGO Serious Play (LSP)-based undergraduate management module delivered to a diverse group of students, and consequently evaluates the LSP workshops. It argues for the importance of participatory and co-creational approaches to management education, and demonstrates that LSP is a method that has the potential to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, Play, Teaching Methods
Download full textMegan Y. Roberts; Yael S. Stern; Jeffrey Grauzer; Jennifer Nietfeld; Suzanne Thompson; Maranda Jones; Aaron J. Kaat; Ann P. Kaiser – Grantee Submission, 2023
Background: Studies of early caregiver-mediated interventions targeting social communication of young autistic children have yielded variable child outcomes. This study examined the effects of combining two caregiver-mediated interventions on caregiver strategy use and child social communication and language outcomes. Method: This was a multisite…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Toddlers, Family Relationship
Khomais, Sama; Al-Khalidi, Naseima; Alotaibi, Duha – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2019
This study aims to investigate the relationship between dramatic play and self-regulation in preschool age. The descriptive correlational methodology is utilized using three tools: dramatic play questionnaire, self-regulation scale (Head, Toes, Knees, and Shoulders), and children's interviews. The sample of the study consists of 60 children aged…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Self Control, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
Gull, Carla; Bogunovich, Jessica; Goldstein, Suzanne Levenson; Rosengarten, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
Loose parts is often an ambiguous term with different interpretations depending on the context. Using the search parameters, a scoping review was implemented to narrow down over 2,400 articles related to "loose parts," "early childhood," and "outdoor classrooms" to 15 articles for in-depth review. From the selected…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Education, Play
Schlesinger, Molly A.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Childhood Education, 2019
Children are always learning. Innovative initiatives that offer opportunities for learning and skill building in environments outside of school are as important as ones designed for the classroom.
Descriptors: Play, Skill Development, Learning Activities, Educational Games
Riforgiate, Sarah E. – Communication Teacher, 2019
Play provides an opportunity for students to learn information and concepts in an active format while facilitating different ways of learning. This puzzle activity is designed to increase student engagement, leverage different learning styles, help students make connections in communication theories, and enhance memory of important communication…
Descriptors: Puzzles, Teamwork, Communication (Thought Transfer), Active Learning
Lozon, Criselda; Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2019
Playing enhances learning. Teachers who recognize and foster the science and engineering practices of playful endeavors push the envelope of children's thinking. Play is purposeful learning, and it serves an important role in human development. Researchers define play as exploratory, process oriented, intrinsically motivating, and freely chosen…
Descriptors: Play, Preschool Children, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers
Dimitropoulos, Anastasia; Zyga, Olena; Russ, Sandra W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
Children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with challenges in social cognitive ability, Research comparing PWS to ASD is important given the implication of 15q11-q13 region in the biology of autism. However, recent findings question the accuracy of relying solely on parent report in behavioral…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Cognition
'Drawing and Playing Are Not the Same': Children's Views on Their Activities in Icelandic Preschools
Ólafsdóttir, Sara M.; Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2019
Play is an important part of early childhood education and has been defined from different perspectives and paradigms. However, definitions of play have been studied more from adults' perspectives than from those of children themselves. This ethnographic research, with children aged three to five years and built on sociological constructs, will…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Play
Gumusgul, Osman – World Journal of Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes of university students to play educational games and games consisting of physical activity. Totally, 514 students (187 male, 327 female) were taken part in this research. Data was gathered through Attitudes to Play Games Consist of Physical Activity Scale (Playfulness Scale) which was developed by…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Play, Educational Games
