American and Japanese Kindergartners' Views of Play through the Use of Photo Elicitation Interviews (PEIs)

Autor/inn/en	Izumi-Taylor, Satomi; Ito, Yoko; Krisell, Meredith
Titel	American and Japanese Kindergartners' Views of Play through the Use of Photo Elicitation Interviews (PEIs)
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 11 (2016) 3, S.322-333 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.1177/1745499916663379
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Kindergarten; Student Attitudes; Play; Photography; Interviews; Qualitative Research; Preferences; Interpersonal Relationship; Toys; Physical Environment; Childhood Attitudes; Data Analysis; Coding; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Schülerverhalten; Spiel; Fotografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Toy; Spielzeug; Natürliche Umwelt; Auswertung; Codierung; Programmierung; USA
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine American and Japanese kindergarteners' views of play. The participants consisted of 44 kindergarteners and their five teachers in the southeastern United States and 50 kindergarteners and their three teachers on Japan's main island. Both groups of children were asked to photograph their views of play and to explain the reasons for their photographs. Teachers were also interviewed about their views of play. Qualitative analysis revealed that children's views of play were associated with interactions with others, preferred environments, and favorite toys/props. Both groups of children photographed outdoors. Only Japanese children photographed toys/props without people while no American children did. Many children's reasons for photographs were descriptive while Japanese children described physical environments, affective states, and favorite toys/props. Only Japanese children's photographs captured toys/props and outdoor environments without people and they gave more detailed explanations for their photographs than did American children. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01