Artistic Activities in Crèche and the Quality of Interactions

Autor/inn/en	Alvim Gonçalves, Mafalda; Aguiar, Teresa; Guedes, Carolina; Cadima, Joana
Titel	Artistic Activities in Crèche and the Quality of Interactions
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 31 (2020) 4, S.582-598 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cadima, Joana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2019.1689771
Schlagwörter	Art Activities; Toddlers; Preschool Education; Correlation; Peer Relationship; Classroom Environment; Interaction Process Analysis; Handicrafts; Preschool Teachers; Imagination; Preschool Curriculum; Guidelines; Teacher Student Relationship; Small Group Instruction; Foreign Countries; Portugal; Classroom Assessment Scoring System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Korrelation; Peer-Beziehungen; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Prozessanalyse; Handwerk; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Richtlinien; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausland
Abstract	Research Findings: In this study, we examine specific features of arts-related activities in crèche and its associations with the quality of group and child level interactions. Participants were 31 toddler classrooms and 50 children (M[subscript age] = 30.56; 52% girls). The quality of group level interactions was observed with the CLASS Toddler and the quality of child level interactions with the inCLASS Toddler. Results revealed that the vast majority of activities were Arts & crafts, conducted in small group, and were open-ended, although substantial variation was found. Findings further showed positive associations between active facilitation and the quality of interactions at both levels. Other activity features, such as the use of hands-on materials, social grouping and open-ended, were also associated with interaction quality. Practice or Policy: Results from the current study can inform crèche educators on how to better plan and conduct artistic activities. Arts & crafts activities can become especially fruitful moments for quality interactions, from the group and child perspectives, when the educator acts as a facilitator and co-player, providing materials that children can freely manipulate and giving children the freedom to create products from their imagination. Such suggestions are important to consider in arts-oriented curriculum guidelines for toddlers. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01