Teaching large-group time in a preschool classroom: The teacher as orchestra conductor
type: CreativeWork
description: This study is about large-group conversation in a preschool classroom. Conversation in dyads and in small groups has been valued highly, however, the importance of large-group conversation has ignored by the dominant discourse of early childhood education. Several research studies of preschool large-group time found that the same few activities recur and that teachers focus merely on children's socialization. These studies have not tried to convey teachers' views about large-group time.
abstract: This study is about large-group conversation in a preschool classroom. Conversation in dyads and in small groups has been valued highly, however, the importance of large-group conversation has ignored by the dominant discourse of early childhood education. Several research studies of preschool large-group time found that the same few activities recur and that teachers focus merely on children's socialization. These studies have not tried to convey teachers' views about large-group time.
author: Hong, Yonghee
language: eng
keywords: Education, Early Childhood
date published: 2011-05-07T12:13:24Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:14Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/19624