Connections between Children's Involvement in Dramatic Play and the Quality of Early Childhood Environments

Autor/inn/en	Robertson, Natalie; Yim, Bonnie; Paatsch, Louise
Titel	Connections between Children's Involvement in Dramatic Play and the Quality of Early Childhood Environments
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 190 (2020) 3, S.376-389 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Robertson, Natalie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2018.1473389
Schlagwörter	Dramatic Play; Educational Quality; Teaching Methods; Student Participation; Classroom Environment; Preschool Education; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Interaction; Australia; Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dramatisches Mittel; Theaterstück; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Ausland; Interaktion; Australien
Abstract	Dramatic play is a typical activity that provides many benefits for preschool children's learning and development. This paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study that examined the level of preschool children's involvement in dramatic play and the connection between this involvement and the quality of the classroom environment. The study assessed the involvement of 101 children's involvement in dramatic play across four preschool classrooms. The quality of each classroom was evaluated using the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale -- Revised. Furthermore, video observations were collected to capture children's interactions with physical elements of the classroom environment and their teacher. The findings have highlighted a positive connection between the quality of the classroom and the level of children's involvement in dramatic play. Specifically, early childhood educators were shown to have a crucial and much needed role in guiding children's involvement in dramatic play. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01