Understanding the boundaries of make-believe: An ethnographic case study of pretend play among Korean children in a U.S. community

"This study investigated pretend play among a group of Korean children in an American community, with the aim of understanding the boundaries of make-believe by which the children separate ""reality"" from ""fantasy."" The study focused on four questions: (a) What is the nature of the conceptual/behavioral boundaries of make-believe activities? (b) How are these boundaries conceived and perceived among the children? (c) How are these boundaries constructed, negotiated, and maintained in concrete contexts of pretend play? and (d) How are these boundaries related to other aspects of the children's lives?"

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Jo, Yong-Hwan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Troike, Rudolph C.

• Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
• Education, Sociology of
• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Elementary

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Jo, Yong-Hwan

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9010901
(UMI)AAI9010901

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22471