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Revisiting educational assumptions: The surprising negative link between creative extracurricular activities and creative thinking in PISA 2022

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 96, Issue 3, Page 1080-1101, September 2026.
Abstract Background While skill development is generally linked to relevant practice, the 2022 PISA creative thinking report revealed a negative association between students' creative thinking performance and their engagement in creative activities. Aims This study explored whether this negative association was linear, persisted across countries and ...
Sofiia Kagan, Denis Dumas, Yoojoong Kim
wiley   +1 more source

A framework for characterising and capturing the quality of digital interactions and experiences in early childhood education

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 57, Issue 5, Page 1299-1319, September 2026.
Abstract Understanding what constitutes quality in digital interactions within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings has become paramount in an increasingly technology‐enabled world. This imperative has grown, with diverse ingrained positions about the role of digital technology in ECEC, and limited evidence and guidance to support ...
Steven J. Howard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's Constructive Play as Materialised Memory Practice

open access: yesChildren &Society, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 1071-1082, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines how memory becomes entangled with materials in children's constructive play. Using visual ethnography, elicitation interviews and Visual Network Analysis with a 15‐year‐old Mongolian child living in Finland, the findings reveal that memory is not a fixed recollection of the past but a relational, non‐linear process enacted ...
Sinyoung Kim, Kristiina Kumpulainen
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring How Affordances of Play Materials Shape Chinese Parents' Interaction With Children: Media‐Elicited Focus Group Discussion

open access: yesChildren &Society, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 1128-1139, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Existing literature on children's play materials predominantly reflects theoretical frameworks and empirical data generated in the Global North, where ideas of “developmental appropriateness” often overlook the socio‐cultural specificity of materials' affordances and parental expectations.
Zhiyu Zhang, Jingyun Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

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