ERIC Number: EJ1467311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0966-9760
EISSN: EISSN-1469-8463
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Do Preschoolers Imagine Different Things as Their Experience Expands? A Turkish Longitudinal Study
International Journal of Early Years Education, v33 n1 p153-166 2025
Preschoolers have different experiences in different environments. These experiences can stimulate children's imaginations. This longitudinal study examines the impact of preschool children's three-year experiences in early childhood institutions, which are their primary educational environments. The question 'Do preschoolers imagine different things as their experience expands?' was discussed by examining the drawings and narratives of a total of 15 children aged 3, 4 and 5 who attend kindergarten in a city centre in southwest Türkiye. The children were asked to draw their imagining and describe these drawings. Children's drawings and narratives during the three-year study were evaluated as quantitative and qualitative data. Preschoolers imagined mostly on four topics involving plants, people, animals and place. Children's narratives reveal the richness of their imagination.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Experience, Imagination, Creative Thinking, Kindergarten, Freehand Drawing, Personal Narratives, Plants (Botany), Animals, Place Based Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Child Development, Cognitive Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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Author Affiliations: 1Child Care and Youth Services Department, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkiye