Seeking for 'good pedagogical practice' in promoting play in day care centres (original) (raw)

This presentation aims at stimulating the discussion on research methods and pedagogical practices concerning children's play through an explorative study on interaction, social relationships and joint learning in day care centres. The study, which was part of a broader EU project, was carried out by the method of focussed discussions in two centres, together with a team of three teachers in each. In the discussions the teams reflected on the data (e.g., observations, videos, sociogrammes) collected in their day care groups. The reflections took place from the viewpoints of peer interaction, play and learning, and pedagogical aspects in peer based learning. This presentation deals only with the data regarding interaction and play, seeking answers to the following questions: In what ways are the children related to each other in play? What kind of learning situations are present in play? What is the role of the teachers in these situations? Broadly seen, the objective of the dis...

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