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Siu, Angela; Keung, Chrysa – Education 3-13, 2022
Using a content analysis method, this study develops a culturally based inventory of play categories from parents and children reports and explores how such types of play varies in environment and time. A total of 171 parent-child dyads from 13 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in the study. Results reveal that play practices reported from Hong…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Play, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Altidor-Brooks, Alison; Malec, Alesia; Stagg Peterson, Shelley – Education 3-13, 2020
This study examined children's use of narrative strategies and social purposes in dramatic play through a sociocultural theoretical lens. We analysed language and nonverbal communication in play scenarios involving 17 kindergarteners and their teacher. Children used language and other communication modes to develop plot, character, and setting.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Coaching (Performance), Dramatic Play, Nonverbal Communication