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A Cross-Cultural Study on Factors Affecting Children's Agentic Action in Their Play
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Rentzou, Konstantina; Slutsky, Ruslan; Gol-Guven, Mine; Kragh-Müller, Grethe; Tuul, Maire; Paz-Albo, Jesús – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2023
Play, and especially free play, offers a unique opportunity for children to act with agency. Yet the regulated and routinized structure of early childhood education and care settings, impedes children's agentic action which is limited by adult-imposed rules. The present cross-cultural study aims to explore the extent to which Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Play, Cross Cultural Studies, Preschool Teachers, Child Care
Preschool Teachers' Conceptualizations and Uses of Play across Eight Countries
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Rentzou, Konstantina; Slutsky, Ruslan; Tuul, Maire; Gol-Guven, Mine; Kragh-Müller, Grethe; Foerch, Daniela Fenu; Paz-Albo, Jesús – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019
Increased emphasis on academics has led to play becoming a controversial and topical issue in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). Although play has been extensively researched we still lack consensus on what play is and how play is actually implemented and used in ECEC classrooms. The present cross-cultural study aims at…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Correlation, Play