Identification & categorization of plays variety used in Malayer preschool centers

Document Type : Scientific- research

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1 Assistant Professor of Education Department, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University

2 Associate Professor, Department of Education, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

3 MA student in History and Philosophy of Education, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran

10.30465/FABAK.2020.5002

Abstract

Play is an important educational tool which gives children the opportunity to develop invaluable mental, physical, effective and social capacities. Through play, children are better able to think creatively and to develop the social–emotional skills. The present study conducted to sort and classify the different types of play which are practically used by preschool teachers. Data collected using a survey method and through a structured interview survey from seventeen preschool teachers working in Malayer city's centers. To analyze data, through a thematic analysis technique, all participants answer first labeled with a set of preliminary codes. The codes were next collated and then categorized into a group of broader concepts. The results revealed that preschool teachers were using twenty plays in their classrooms and these plays were categorized into three main categories including active physically plays, creative plays and watching plays. Accordingly, it was common parallel or Group use of plays in these centers.

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