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Kinkead-Clark, Zoyah; Hardacre, Charlotte – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The following study examines two researchers' perspectives on play in the lives of children from diverse cultural contexts. Two questions guided this study: (1) how do researchers conceptualize children's play and (2) what shapes their understanding of play. In order to answer these questions, a critical discourse was established between two…
Descriptors: Play, Cultural Context, Student Diversity, Teacher Researchers
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Lovatt, Daniel; Hedges, Helen – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
One of the outcomes of the New Zealand early childhood curriculum, "Te Whariki", is "working theories". Prior research on this concept has primarily utilised sociocultural theoretical underpinnings and neglected Piagetian constructivist theories. This paper explores ways the Piagetian concepts of equilibrium and disequilibrium…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Piagetian Theory, Teaching Methods