Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway
This cross-cultural study aims to explore children’s, mothers’, and teachers’ current perceptions of play in Turkish and Norwegian cultures by using the Cultural Historical Action Theory framework as an analytical tool. The participants included 40 children enrolled in preschools, 39 mothers, and 10...
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| author | Asiye İvrendi Nilgün Cevher-Kalburan Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter Rune Storli Anne Holla Sivertsen |
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| description | This cross-cultural study aims to explore children’s, mothers’, and teachers’ current perceptions of play in Turkish and Norwegian cultures by using the Cultural Historical Action Theory framework as an analytical tool. The participants included 40 children enrolled in preschools, 39 mothers, and 10 teachers. In this cross cultural comparative study, structured interviews were used to collect the data. The results revealed one common theme across the participants’ definitions of play, the feelings related to play. All three groups expressed play as a way of having fun. Another common theme for the adults from both countries were the ideas that, play is important for children’s learning and development and, it is impossible to think of an alternative to play. Both Norwegian and Turkish children defined play as different examples, such as cars, bicycles and balls. While Norwegian teachers defined play as a context in which children make their own decisions, both Norwegian and Turkish teachers considered play socialize with friends and to be a way of communication. The concept of adults as the community of play and children as the actors of play deserve more attention |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b85ce4505994fbb94f2c8d5efa61c332023-02-15T16:11:59ZengTürkiye Okul Öncesi Eğitimini Geliştirme DerneğiErken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi2564-76012019-03-0131325410.24130/eccd-jecs.196720193111978Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and NorwayAsiye İvrendi0Nilgün Cevher-Kalburan1Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter2Rune Storli3Anne Holla Sivertsen4Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Eğitim Anabilim Dalı, DenizliPamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Okul Öncesi Eğitim Anabilim Dalı, DenizliQueen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, TrondheimQueen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, TrondheimQueen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, TrondheimThis cross-cultural study aims to explore children’s, mothers’, and teachers’ current perceptions of play in Turkish and Norwegian cultures by using the Cultural Historical Action Theory framework as an analytical tool. The participants included 40 children enrolled in preschools, 39 mothers, and 10 teachers. In this cross cultural comparative study, structured interviews were used to collect the data. The results revealed one common theme across the participants’ definitions of play, the feelings related to play. All three groups expressed play as a way of having fun. Another common theme for the adults from both countries were the ideas that, play is important for children’s learning and development and, it is impossible to think of an alternative to play. Both Norwegian and Turkish children defined play as different examples, such as cars, bicycles and balls. While Norwegian teachers defined play as a context in which children make their own decisions, both Norwegian and Turkish teachers considered play socialize with friends and to be a way of communication. The concept of adults as the community of play and children as the actors of play deserve more attentionhttp://journalofomepturkey.org/index.php/eccd/article/view/119International playPlay definitionsPlay preferences |
| spellingShingle | Asiye İvrendi Nilgün Cevher-Kalburan Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter Rune Storli Anne Holla Sivertsen Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi International play Play definitions Play preferences |
| title | Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway |
| title_full | Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway |
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| title_short | Children, mothers, and preschool teachers’ perceptions of play: Findings from Turkey and Norway |
| title_sort | children mothers and preschool teachers perceptions of play findings from turkey and norway |
| topic | International play Play definitions Play preferences |
| url | http://journalofomepturkey.org/index.php/eccd/article/view/119 |
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