Exclusion and Limitation through Favouritism as a Strategy in Children's Play Negotiations: A Qualitative Analysis of Children's Multimodal Play

Autor/inn/en	Donner, Patricia; Lundström, Siv; Heikkilä, Mia
Titel	Exclusion and Limitation through Favouritism as a Strategy in Children's Play Negotiations: A Qualitative Analysis of Children's Multimodal Play
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 20 (2022) 4, S.449-462 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Heikkilä, Mia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X221083425
Schlagwörter	Play; Emotional Response; Interpersonal Communication; Interaction; Preschool Education; Child Care Centers; Young Children; Early Childhood Education; Gender Differences; Peer Relationship; Social Development; Emotional Development; Peer Acceptance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Emotionales Verhalten; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interaktion; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Peer-Beziehungen; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	This study focuses on a close examination of how children express themselves at ECEC in play situations, which form an integral and large part of a typical day. The main research question has been: How can children's social and emotional expressions be understood through analyses of communication and interaction during free play? A qualitative approach has been deemed suitable for this study, since it can provide insight into children's social interaction and engagement with their peers and with ECEC staff, in their natural, everyday ECEC environment. The study was carried out at eight different ECEC centres and one pre-school at various locations in the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland. At the time of observation, the group sizes at the ECEC centres and the pre-school ranged from about 10 to 20 children, aged 3-6. The analysis showed an overarching category of exclusion in play, and in the article we present examples of how children limit each other during play. This is done through imposing limits in play through favouritism by prioritising certain children above others. The article exemplifies this with detailed analysis of play situations showing children's verbal favouritism as well as clear exclusion of other children. The results highlight the need of discussing the issue more in depth. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01