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Direct linkMyers, Casey Y. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2016
Through multimodal retellings of kindergarten children's performances of "baby," this article aims to contribute to the emerging "posthuman conversation" within early childhood studies. Specifically, this work makes moves toward reconceptualizing children's becomings within educational contexts by, first, interrogating the ways…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Play, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Grindheim, Liv Torunn – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2014
This article calls into question the idyllic picture of Norwegian kindergartens where harmonious and joyful interaction is the preferred and normal way to participate. If taking children's right to democratic participation and freedom of expression seriously, anger can also be seen as a legitimate way of participating. Conflicts of interest,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Kindergarten
Yoon, Haeny S. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2014
Play is well documented as a purposeful, authentic way for children to engage in literacy practices. Although the benefits of play are widely agreed upon, there is some debate regarding its place in school. In fact, play is often marginalized in place of "back to the basics" language instruction. For kindergartners, this means word…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Play, Word Recognition
Loizou, Eleni – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2011
This was a two-phase qualitative study that investigated the humorous aspects of humorous photographs young children took in their school and home environment, which were examined in the context of the theory of the absurd and the empowerment theory. The participants in the study were six children--three boys and three girls--between the ages of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Photography, Interviews, Family Environment
Moon, Kyunghee; Reifel, Stuart – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2008
This study explores a teacher's understandings of the role of play and her use of play in literacy learning serving children from diverse language backgrounds. The participants in this study were a public pre-kindergarten teacher and her class. Data were collected from interviews, informal conversations, observations, and self-reflexive notes. The…
Descriptors: Play, Creative Activities, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
Farrell, Lynn – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2004
The concept for the piloting of a contemporary early childhood kindergarten in China was visualised by the chief executive officer of TMC Academy, Dr Chin, in July 2002 when he participated in a Singaporean-led mission to Liaoning Province in China. Shenyang Creative Kindergarten is the result of that concept. It opened for children in September…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Administrators
