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ECEC Educators' Attitudes and Perceptions toward and Supportive Role in Children's Digital Gameplay: The Emotion Detectives Game as an Example

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Sari Lipponen; Kenneth Eklund; Marja-Leena Laakso; Merja Koivula; Kerttu Huttunen – Early Education and Development, 2025

Today, digital games are considered important tools for learning, but using them in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has raised the question of educators' roles when children play an educational digital game. The aim of this study was to explore how ECEC educators differed in their attitudes and perceptions toward and ways of supporting…

Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Game Based Learning