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Teachers' Perspectives on Play as a Teaching Method in Early Childhood Education.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Teachers' Perspectives on Play as a Teaching Method in Early Childhood Education./
Author:	Zand Irani, Muna A.
Description:	1 online resource (94 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-05, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-05A.
Subject:	Educational leadership. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798380845021

Teachers' Perspectives on Play as a Teaching Method in Early Childhood Education.
Zand Irani, Muna A.

Teachers' Perspectives on Play as a Teaching Method in Early Childhood Education. - 1 online resource (94 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-05, Section: A.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Miami University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

This qualitative interview study investigated teachers' perspectives on play pedagogy and the challenges of implementing play as a learning method in early childhood classes. The study collected qualitative data from four preschool teachers and two kindergarten teachers in a school in Midwest Ohio. Teachers shared their experiences through in-depth interviews. Data was analyzed and categorized into themes according to the interview questions. Findings concluded a positive perspective and understanding of play and its benefits among preschool teachers. However, there was a shift in teachers' perspectives about play at the kindergarten level. Teachers felt pressured to meet the state academic standards and prepare children for grade one. They followed traditional teacher-guided methods, reducing play and child-centered learning opportunities. The importance of play in children's whole development is supported by a substantial amount of research (NAEYC, 2009). However, play is disappearing in early childhood classes (Bassok, 2016; Miller & Almon, 2009). Moreover, teachers' perspectives on play are changing due to the pressure to meet high academic expectations at the kindergarten level (Miller & Almon, 2009). This study conveys teachers' voices and contributes to understanding play pedagogy and how it is perceived and implemented in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798380845021Subjects--Topical Terms:

585508
Educational leadership.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Teachers' perspectivesIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

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