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Direct linkJane Caughey; Karen McLean; Susan Edwards – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2024
This research investigates how children located in separate homes use the psychological function of imagination to engage in sociodramatic play using networked digital technologies. Specifically, it examines how 7- to 8-year-old children create imaginary play situations in the same "Minecraft: Education Edition" digitally-mediated…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Imagination, Dramatic Play, Electronic Learning
Eleni Loizou; Manto Olymbiou – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the involvement of early childhood pre-service students (PSSs) in children's constructive play and highlight how this involvement supported children's play skills towards advanced play behaviours as seen by previous literature. Drawing from the conceptual framework of the Zone of Proximal Development, as…
Descriptors: Play, Dramatic Play, Toys, Preservice Teachers
Loreain Martinez-lejarreta; Lorna Arnott; Kate Wall – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
This article explores the usefulness of detective role-play as a research method to facilitate young children's critical thinking. The study examines four specifically designed detective play experiences, adopting an ethical rights-based approach to research with children. This qualitative multiple-case study is grounded in play-based pedagogy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Critical Thinking, Active Learning
Theo Bryer – Research in Drama Education, 2024
This article considers the opportunities for learning and inclusive dimensions of role-play based on the reading and interpretation of a canonical text, drawing on a case study involving student-teachers. This exploration of role and learning through drama builds on the foundational work of Bolton and Heathcote. Focusing on students' particular…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Role Playing, Reading, Critical Reading
