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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
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Children, 2014 There is accumulating scientific evidence of the potential of play and playfulness to enhance human capacity to respond to adversity and cope with the stresses of everyday life.
Jane Hewes
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Reception Baseline Assessment and ‘small acts’ of micro‐resistance
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract In September 2021, following the global COVID‐19 pandemic, the Department for Education introduced a national standardised digital Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for all English 4‐year‐old children. We analyse RBA and its associated Quality Monitoring Visits, as a further intensification of the new public management of early years ...
Guy Roberts‐Holmes +2 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsPlayfulness plays a pivotal role in fostering individual development across cognitive, emotional, and creative domains. This study aims to investigate parental playfulness and playfulness among 681 Chinese children aged 3–6 years, including 356 boys (52 ...
Yonggang Wei +4 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Mental health is a critical issue globally, with young people being one of the most affected groups. Young people have campaigned vehemently for a ‘curriculum for life,’ arguing that their education is failing to meet their needs (British Council, 2022).
Lisa Stephenson, Helen Young
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The Benefits of Free Play for Children’s Attention: Implications for Teachers’ Pedagogy
Education SciencesResearch indicates that attention impacts executive function skills, which playful activities can enhance. While free play is valued in early childhood education, realising it is difficult.
Doris Pui-Wah Cheng +3 more
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Stop, collaborate and listen: Reimagining & Rebuilding the Royal Alberta Museum
Museum & Society, 2018 The field of museum education is continually examining and reconsidering how best to engage child audiences, offering child-centered experiences to complement knowledge-rich environments.
Natalie Charette +2 more
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Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
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SAGE OpenThis study explored how preschool children’s playfulness relates to their social skills and to the level of environmental supportiveness in their classrooms. The participants were 212 children aged 48 to 60 months from 16 preschools in Turkey. Children’s
Berna Sicim Sevim
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Fathers’ play beliefs and play participation as predictors of children’s playfulness
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi DergisiThe aim of this study was to examine the roles of fathers’ play participation, play-related beliefs, and demographic characteristics in predicting preschool children’s playfulness.
Atiye Adak Özdemir, Özlem Dede
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