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Publication Date: 2020
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Connections between Children's Involvement in Dramatic Play and the Quality of Early Childhood Environments
Robertson, Natalie; Yim, Bonnie; Paatsch, Louise
Early Child Development and Care, v190 n3 p376-389 2020
Dramatic play is a typical activity that provides many benefits for preschool children's learning and development. This paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study that examined the level of preschool children's involvement in dramatic play and the connection between this involvement and the quality of the classroom environment. The study assessed the involvement of 101 children's involvement in dramatic play across four preschool classrooms. The quality of each classroom was evaluated using the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale -- Revised. Furthermore, video observations were collected to capture children's interactions with physical elements of the classroom environment and their teacher. The findings have highlighted a positive connection between the quality of the classroom and the level of children's involvement in dramatic play. Specifically, early childhood educators were shown to have a crucial and much needed role in guiding children's involvement in dramatic play.
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Educational Quality, Teaching Methods, Student Participation, Classroom Environment, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Interaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
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